"Jordan's Law! The Trail Blazers actually used Jordan's Law against Kobe! ”

The second half of the game had just begun, and Bill Wharton in the ABC studio instantly got up from his chair.

"P-J Callesimo is crazy about dealing with Kobe! Against an 18-year-old high school player, he used an early pack???"

"This game is over for the Lakers." Just a few rounds, Bill Wharton made up his mind.

The Trail Blazers directly gave up defending the outside shots of the Lakers players and other players, and the two forward guards sandwiched Kobe Bryant back and forth, and his height and strength suppressed Kobe Bryant, making it very difficult for him to receive the ball. Even after receiving the ball, the space for shooting is compressed to the extreme.

That's right! 2 anti-Kobe! The other 3 are defenders of the Lakers and 4 other players.

This is the Jordan Rule, and Chuck Day, the godfather of the Pistons, used this tactic to seal Jordan in the East for years!

This tactic is absolutely impotent, use two players to knock your superstar off the field, and if your four teammates can beat the remaining three defenders, you win. If not, no matter how strong the player is, he will not be able to recover.

Before Pippen, Kukoc, and Hosgrant grew up with Jordan, there was no way to crack this tactic of the Bad Boy Army. He's tried a lot of things, with the ball and without the ball, with the frame on his back. But it doesn't work, this tactic is to bully your teammates for not being good, and if your teammates can't stand up, Jordan can't beat the Pistons.

Jordan's rule is a subversion of the traditional basketball concept, which is always to use the most defensive players to press and defend, focusing on the position of the penalty area and relaxing appropriately in the middle and long distances. This defensive philosophy has occupied most of the history of professional basketball, and many of the top teams in ancient defense have followed this strategy to defend.

And Chuck Daly turned all that on its head, using two players to bring in the opposing team's stars, and then using the remaining three players to defend more with less. In basketball, offense is inherently more dominant than defense, and less defense is even more fantastic. The top players are very good at passing the ball, and as long as you defend more with less, you are bound to have a lot of open shots.

Chuck Daly did just that, and it worked.

At that time, the Bulls team was so poor, and the Pistons' defensive players were so strong. Even if three people defend the four Bulls, the Bulls players are not left behind. Defensive tough guys like Rodman Lambier tend to defend more with less.

This is the strongest defensive tactic against a single player in history, sacrificing the team's overall defense in exchange for the absolute suppression of a single star.

And this time, P-J Callesimo also used this tactic to invite Kobe Bryant out of the game stage.

KOBE WAS STANDING WITH HIS WAIST CROSSED NEAR THE MIDFIELD LOGO, AND EVEN THOUGH HE WAS STANDING SO FAR AWAY, ISAIAH RYDER AND CLIFFORD ROBINSON WERE STILL FIRMLY EYEING BRYANT.

And Kobe Bryant looked at his teammates who couldn't maintain efficient hits in 4 or 3, and shook his head, the general trend has gone, this game, it's gone.

Kobe Bryant may be able to continue scoring under Jordan's rule, but the physical energy required to catch the ball and attack can't sustain him through two quarters of individual takeover. This is also the reason why Jordan may be able to score high points against the Pistons, but he still can't win the game.

It's not that they can't score, it's that such a score can't hurt the opponent at all, and they can't win the game.

The philosophy of the basketball offense is to create open space and then hit the shot. It's common to any tactical philosophy, and when a star attracts an open space and a teammate can't hit the shot, there's no way you can win the game.

Jordan's rule directly gives you empty space, you can't help but vote, right? If you want to throw, it's okay to say if you throw in, but if you can't throw in and your superstar is called out, it must be a fiasco.

The game ended, Lakers 72:88 Trail Blazers.

The fiasco, the Lakers' lowest single-game scoring of the season. Even though Kobe Bryant played several waves of offensive climaxes on the court to take over the game, in the end, the Lakers' offense still couldn't seize the opportunity and take the opportunity to catch up with the score.

"Avidas, you played awesomely." Shaq O'Neal praised Sabonis from the bottom of his heart, and Sabonis scored 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, and blew up the Lakers with projections and passes.

It is hard to imagine that Sabonis, who is still 32 years old with an injury, if he can attack the American professional basketball team in his early years, maybe he will be a center legend again.

"Shaq, see you in the playoffs." Sabonis's resolute countenance, thick eyebrows and big eyes naturally give a sense of reliability.

Even though Shaq only scored 11 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist in this game, Sabonis knows that the Sharks will always be the sworn enemy that the Trail Blazers cannot do without if they want to step to a higher stage.

Sabonis came to MLS to compete for a championship.

It's just a regular season, and there are a million surprises in the regular season. O'Neill doesn't really care about losing. In his opinion, the regular season is just a regular season after all, and it doesn't make much sense.

But Kobe Bryant was different, and every loss made him angry. Even though he has been playing in his career for 20 years, Kobe Bryant angrily ignored the Trail Blazers players and walked back to the locker room alone.

Damn, if only I had been stronger.

Kobe Bryant scored 10 of 18 shots in this game, 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and can be said to be the only player in the Lakers who played normally.

However, the teammates are too miserable, and they are powerless.

Kobe Bryant summed it up in the locker room, and there were several keys to losing this game, and O'Neal didn't play aggressively enough inside. The Lakers' defense did not prevent the Trail Blazers' tactical arrangement of lifting inside and outside and cutting outside. Sabonis' shooting touch was so good that no one interrupted his offensive rhythm.

The most important point is that the open shot is not grasped. The Lakers shot a season-low 38.4% from the field. It's too hard to win with such a hit.

But the team's sluggish form will definitely recover slowly, and it is not surprising that there is such a form in 5 days and 4 games.

Kobe Bryant is confident that if he meets the Trail Blazers in the playoffs, he can easily take it away 4:0.

At this time, the TV in the locker room was broadcasting the Jazz's game against the Bulls, and the Jazz lost to the Bulls 89-102. Jordan struggled most of the time with just 23 points on 8-of-20 shooting, and Jordan's form has been in a slump since the Bulls' loss to the Lakers.

But at the last critical moment, Jordan still stood up, made a single-defense steal against Stockton, and killed the suspense of the game with defense, making Karl Malone's 27 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists go down the drain.

In this way, the Chicago Bulls' record has come to 28-5. That's just one more loss than the Lakers' 30-4 record.

The weak team looks at the victory, and the strong team looks at the defeat.

In other words, the current record of the Bulls is about the same as that of the Lakers, and the Lakers' first position in the league has been challenged.

The Lakers' schedule for the next seven consecutive home games is very comfortable, and there are no back-to-backs in them.

Seven home games against the Hornets, Heat, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Pistons, Mavericks, and Warriors.

But there are four playoff-level powerhouses among them, the Hornets, the Heat, the Trail Blazers, and the Pistons.

Kobe Bryant is a little worried, if he is not careful, he may swallow one or two defeats, which will really give the first place in the league to others.