Chapter 47: Falconry
Mutombo was furious, it was always him who shook his finger at others, and this was the first time he felt the anger after being shaken. This kid is too much of a bully!
"Boy, you've me off. The Eagles' exclusion zone will be your grave, and I'll give you a good look. "Mutombo is cruel, if you don't say some cruel words in this era, everyone will think that you are a soft egg and bully you even more.
"Cover me one, I know you've done it. Come on Softie, come and try. "Bryant is not afraid of trash talk.
"WOWOWOWO, TAKE IT EASY." O'Neill acts as a peacemaker. Mutombo didn't want to lose and lose, so he snorted and turned around and went back to defending. He didn't see that Ben Wallace and Bowen had come around behind him, Ben Wallace had recently learned a lot of new moves from Bowen, and Bowen had opened the door to a new world for Big Ben.
"Kobe, buckle one on his head." O'Neal walked over to Kobe Bryant and quietly arched the fire.
"Hey Shaq, why don't you deduct one." Kobe Bryant Black Question Mark Face.
"Then we will deduct one by one, you first."
"Fake." Kobe Bryant really has no way to take this dead fat man, and he just wants to make trouble as soon as he moves back to the situation. Mutombo is the best interior defender at the moment, and facing him up to the challenge is not something that Kobe Bryant can do now. O'Neal definitely wants to see Kobe Bryant out of the cracks and then act as a savior to save him and the team.
It's not okay to hit Mutombo, the difficulty of shutting down an elderly and exhausted Ewing is completely different from the difficulty of hitting a best defensive player, at least the current Kobe Bryant won't be boring.
The Eagles continued to spin the ball and in desperation handed it to Leitner, who was hot in the first half. Leitner looked at Ben Wallace, who was nearly 10 centimeters shorter than him, and thought to himself, if you can interfere with my shooting, can you interfere with my back shot?
Turning around and slamming into a powerful charge, Lightner used all his strength. Big Ben kept his hands firmly on Lettner's waist, and his center of gravity didn't even move.
Leitner hit twice and found that something was wrong, and he rolled over and wanted to jump. And Big Ben has been waiting for the rabbit for a long time, jumping up to interfere, and the basketball didn't hit.
Oops. Wilkens saw the Hawks in a scoring drought, and he really hoped the Hawks could have a healthy Wilkins to break the game.
The Hawks were hit by the Lakers in the third quarter with a 21-11 attack wave. The Lakers' offensive scoring efficiency is also not very high, but the Hawks are completely unable to score under the Lakers' defense. At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 63:66. The Lakers overtook and led by three points.
Although he only had a three-point lead, the situation on the field was completely different. The Hawks have no way to crack the Lakers' defense, and they can only rely on the Lakers' players' physical reserves, which is not a problem at all for the Lakers, whose average age on the court is only 23 years old.
The bench came on for a short time at the end of the third quarter. The coaches of both sides coincidentally changed the starting line-up in the fourth quarter, and the bayonets were red from now on.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant dropped the ball to O'Neal, Mutombo resisted it, and Leitner gave up Ben Wallace to help defend. O'Neal didn't want to risk a mistake and forced the attack, so he passed to Kobe Bryant on the outside.
Kobe Bryant motioned for Eddie Jones to run, and Eddie Jones went around and gave the ball in time. Eddie Jones hits mid-range.
The Hawks tried to change their tactics, and they wanted to try to use the diminutive Blaylock to single Kobe Bryant, which was undoubtedly a rush to the hospital. Blaylock shook in a series of exaggerated ways, and Bryant was unmoved. Blaylock was a little helpless when he saw this, his speed was not strong enough to break Kobe, and Kobe Bryant's defensive center of gravity was firmly grasped without shaking, so what could he do?
The timer was about to go to zero, and Blaylock had no choice but to jump up and shoot.
"Smack." Another beautiful block, Blayrock is too short compared to Kobe Bryant to have room for a jumper.
"Attack!" Eddie Jones picked up the ball and ran to the frontcourt, with Steve Smith in hot pursuit. Eddie Jones didn't force it, feigned a layup and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant, who was inserted.
Bryant leaped high and headed over the basket. He stretches in the air as a large windmill smashes the ball into the basket.
The Great Western Forum Arena was full of cheers, Kobe's performance was too exciting, and the blocking and dunking were the best ways to stimulate the audience's hormones.
Kobe Bryant didn't feel good in this game, which didn't stop him from playing well in the game. Offensive tandems, defensive blocks, and fast-break dunks all ignited the team's momentum.
Wilkens looked at this offense and defense, thinking that this game was hopeless.
As it turned out, the Lakers were enthusiastic in the fourth quarter. The young ones seem to have endless momentum on both offensive and defensive ends, especially Eddie Jones' explosive hand, which makes the Lakers' bloated offensive space slightly better.
Kobe Bryant found the opportunity to enter the inside, and Mutombo's eyes suddenly lit up and helped defend him.
Kobe Bryant is waiting for your help, and the fish is hooked. Throwing the ball high into the air, O'Neal leapt under the basket and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands, ignoring Leitner's defense. The referee blows the whistle, 2+1.
"Don't you dare challenge me head-on? Soft Egg Kid. Mutombo glared at Bryant.
"You should take care of your defender first, uncle, I'm a point guard. Shaq scored almost 30 points. Bryant shrugged.
That's right, this guy is a point guard, and passing is what he should do. Mutombo was a little uncomfortable by Kobe's words.
O'Neal's lame free throw missed, but that didn't matter anymore. The Lakers' offense is up, the defense is still solid, and the Hawks seem to be entangled in the net all the time, and they can no longer spread their wings.
At the end of the game, the Lakers came back in the second half to win the game. The full-time score is 78:91 Lakers.
In the whole game, Bryant made 6 of 14 shots, scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. The stats weren't luxurious, and Bryant's poor shooting touch made him struggle a bit on the offensive end.
Shaq O'Neal played a super performance of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks in front of Mutombo, Mutombo did not interfere with him too much, if it wasn't for the second half with Ben Wallace, he could have scored more points, but it is difficult to say whether the game can be won.
Eddie Jones had a good hand today, scoring 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. The rest of the Lakers players didn't score in double figures. They still can't play very comfortably on the offensive end at the moment.
On the Hawks' side, Stian Leitner and Steve Smith stood out in the first half and were inefficient in the second half. They scored 17 and 15 points, respectively. Mutombo had 8 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
And the worst is Blaylock, who is opposite Kobe, he shot 1 of 7 in front of Kobe Bryant, who was fully guarded, and only scored two points with a mid-range shot that was covered in.
"Guys, celebrate this victory!" Rambis high-fived every player who came off the field one by one, and the hard-won victory made Rambis's blood boil from the sidelines.