"I did it, I did it!"

"That's right, and you're going to defend him again, again!" Kobe Bryant was happy for Wallace, who had grown from an undrafted pick to a single-player Stockton, and no one knew how much Ben had paid.

"Thank you, Boss." Big Ben knew he couldn't have done it without Kobe's example.

On the Jazz side, Stockton grimaced.

"John, it's just a ball." Marlon comforted.

Most people thought it was just an ordinary defensive success, but in fact, it was the goal that started and the winds of the game changed.

The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics were distracted by the Lakers' infinite rotation conversion, and they fought on their own, and the efficiency of singles was not high.

On the Lakers' side, morale is high, O'Neal is not far behind, setting off a bloody storm on the inside, receiving Kobe Bryant's passes and repeatedly scoring under the basket.

Malone's impacts again and again made Kobe feel painful, but this did not affect Kobe Bryant's next time he still worked defense.

Stockton and Ben Wallace's offense and defense, Big Ben also won more and lost less, Stockton is not a scorer after all, when he faced Ben Wallace, who was superb in both physical and defensive awareness, he fell into a scoring drought.

Bruce Bowen locked on Hornacek so he didn't get much of a shot.

When your team's ball-handler doesn't attract enough offensive attention, it's hard for off-ball players to make a difference.

Substitutes on both sides have limited playing time and both coaches are looking to do everything they can to win the game, and in this day and age, it's not uncommon for key players to play more than 40 minutes.

Intermission, Lakers locker room.

Kobe sweated like rain and slumped in his seat.

After Karl Malone got into trouble at Stockton, he went crazy attacking Kobe Bryant. With his back to his back, he shot from the middle, and cut in to attack Kobe Bryant with a change of play.

Kobe Bryant tried his best, but he could only slightly limit Ma Long's scoring efficiency.

He shot 5-of-14 from the field in the half, with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. This is Malone's stats, which are not very efficient, and his individual offense is completely separated from the team.

That's why the Lakers were able to lead the Jazz 49-41 at halftime.

Bryant's offense was stagnant in the first half, with four points and three assists on 2-of-6 shooting, Malone drained all his energy, and he didn't play too well under Stockton's defense.

O'Neal propped up the Lakers' offense, scoring 14 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-13 shooting. He and Eddie Jones unleashed ferocious firepower on the offensive end.

"Kobe, can you still hold on?" Harris was a little unbearable, and an 18-year-old boy survived under Marlon's iron elbow.

"Yes!" Kobe Bryant's eyes are still resolute, this game is not far from victory, and he is willing to do everything for victory.

In the second half, the confrontation between the Lakers and the Jazz was more intense, but their scoring efficiency declined.

The Jazz's strong counterattack did not break down the Lakers' defense, and Kobe Bryant and Ben Wallace still gritted their teeth and stubbornly limited the Utah double's single offense.

"Damn, we can't do that." Stockton was in a hurry.

'Coach, we need to adjust our tactics.

Sloan also frowned, he couldn't find a way to attack and defend the Lakers for a while. But it won't work without changing tactics.

"Malone holds the ball high and the pitchers run! Cross cover, we no longer do misplaced singles, hit projections! ”

To put it simply, the Jazz, who were behind, decided to bet on outside shooting percentage.

Seeing the Jazz adjust the offensive point, Kobe Bryant sighed, he was almost at the limit, and now he was in pain everywhere. If the Jazz hold on, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose.

Switching to outside shooting, it would be much easier to defend, and Bryant returned to his opponent Stockton. Stockton's confrontation is simply not at the same level as Malone.

"Boy, you're good, you're the hardest rookie I've ever seen." Stockton and Bryant leaned together on their knees.

"Also the strongest?"

"And the strongest. Michael was inferior to you when he was 18 years old. Stockton smiled.

"Fake, you haven't played against 18-year-old Jordan." Bryant feigned anger, pushed Stockton away to catch the ball, ran out of the open space and hit a shot.

Stockton, he was actually overshadowed by an 18-year-old rookie. It's obvious that your predecessors are praising you, why don't you play according to the routine?

"I take that back, you're the greasy rookie I've ever seen." Stockton felt that this kid had too many routines.

Bryant shrugged.

The game had already come to an end the moment the Jazz chose to bet on the outside shot, and the Lakers' outside defense was too hard.

Kobe vs. Stockton, Bowen vs. Hornacek, Eddie Jones vs. Brian Russell, all three points can lock each other.

As Bryant freed up from the defensive end, the Lakers' offense grew sharper. Jazz's desperate attempt failed.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won the hard-won victory 89:75.

Bryant scored a season-low score with 12 points and seven assists. But everyone knows that he and Big Ben are the keys to the team's victory.

O'Neal had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Jazz didn't limit him too well this time.

Malone handed over 9-of-21 statistics, and his performance of 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists was far lower than his season average. Stockton had 16 points and eight assists. He took a few hard shots in front of Ben and had no way to effectively organize the team's attack

You know, he averaged 12 assists per game.

Ben Wallace was the hero of the game, with 4 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. It can be said that he played the best game of his career.

"You've got a good student." Sloan hugs Harris.

"No, I have a good group of teachers." Harris's words left Sloane a little confused.

Harris looked at Kobe Bryant, who was on the sidelines for a post-game exchange with Stockton.

He recognized that a championship temperament was gradually forming on this team, and all of this was brought by Kobe.

Tenacity, hard work, and don't give up. It's Kobe Bryant's way of basketball, and he's etching it in the hearts of everyone on the Lakers.

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"Fake, Jeff." Kobe Bryant was wrapped in a dumpling and collapsed in the physiotherapy room.

"Lie down, Kobe. You are under a lot of physical load today and need to be relieved by ice pack therapy. You don't want to be bruised all over for the next week, do you? ”

"Gary, how is Kobe Bryant in shape?" Harris asked Gavietti on the sidelines.

"It's all hard injuries, and there may be muscle soreness for a while, but it's fine." Gariverti scrutinized Kobe Bryant, who was horrified by Kobe's hard shake on Malone. Fortunately, Kobe survived, you must know that there are countless souls under Marlon's iron elbow.

"Shit's schedule." Harris cursed and played in a row of intense games, but there was no time for the players to rest.

Two days later, the Lakers will face the Spurs on November 22. Against Houston on the 24th and against the 76ers on the 26th.

Count yesterday's warriors and today's jazz.

The Lakers have five games in eight days and have a championship contender like the Jazz Houston.

The schedule was so devilish that Harris was starting to worry about the physical condition of his players.