If Li Liang heard Kobe Bryant say this, he would definitely laugh secretly, Li Liang is not afraid of Kobe's defense now.

Offense can rely on experience and skill, and the older you get, the more slippery it becomes, and defense, especially outside defense, is very physical.

Kobe Bryant's current physical condition, there is no major problem with the Achilles tendon, but the aging of his legs and feet is inevitable.

Because of the bruising pills, Kobe Bryant has suffered a lot fewer minor injuries in the past two seasons, but his physical fitness has declined.

He proposed to guard against Li Liang, purely to compete with Li Liang.

Can he not compete with Li Liang?

Yesterday I had a meal of Japanese food, and you still have to pay for your treat?

I really endure it for a while, the more I think about it, the more angry I get, and the more I take a step back, the more I lose.

Of course, it is impossible to get the money back, not bad money, but this tone has to be fought for on the court.

Kobe Bryant is still quite small-minded, especially on the basketball court.

D'Antoni didn't object, nodded, and brought up a few other priorities on the offensive end, and the timeout was over.

Overall, D'Antoni didn't feel like a fish in water with the Lakers.

The team's lineup is out of step with his familiar style of play.

The Lakers can be said to be moving against the tide at present, with a large lineup and a weakened three-point lineup.

Wiggins is the top pick, three-point shooting is not his strong point, and after coming to the Lakers, D'Antoni wanted him to work three-point shooting.

As a result, there are no particularly obvious results until now.

In the backcourt, Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin's three-point shots were not consistent enough.

In the offseason, Bryant worked his long-range three-point shooting.

Since the start of the new season, his three-point shooting percentage and shooting percentage have improved compared to the past, and his excellent performance has been the main factor in the Lakers' current record.

And the two interior lines, Howard and Boozer, would certainly have been the league's most feared interior offensive and defensive combinations if they had been placed five years ago.

But in just five years, the situation in the alliance has changed.

D'Antoni had no clue how to make good use of Howard and Boozer.

If Kobe Bryant's state fluctuates and the Lakers continue to lose, the mustache's position will not be too stable.

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The timeout ended, and both sides returned to the court.

The Lakers' ball was still given to Kobe Bryant, in the bottom right corner.

Bryant faced Smith, tentatively stepped from the baseline, crossed McGee, and made a beautiful backhand layup under the basket.

Kobe Bryant twisted himself up in the air like a rag, and it can be seen that his waist and abdomen strength is still outstanding.

But the Pacers fought back very quickly.

They served quickly at the back, and Li Liang took the ball across the half court and observed, and a diagonal pass to JR Smith on the left side.

West made a block for Smith, blocking Wiggins, who didn't get back in time.

Then, Smith hit an open three-pointer!

At 10:5, the Lakers' defense was really a bit watery, and the opening attention was obviously not focused enough.

Kobe Bryant was a little angry, holding the ball and forcing the basket to make fouls, and hitting both free throws from the free throw line.

Then, Li Liang received a pass from Sloan on the left side, broke through with the ball, and after being surrounded by three people, he distributed the ball to Sloan on the left wing.

It's empty space again - Sloan makes a three-point shot and hits!

The Pacers started the game off to a pretty good start.

Kobe Bryant immediately returned the color.

He received a hand-to-hand pass from Boozer's cover hand down the middle, took a step forward with the ball, and then passed it back to Boozer.

He then stepped back to the three-point line himself, re-picked up Boozer's return ball, and made a quick three-point shot...... Also in it!

The Lakers are now in sixth place in the West, thanks to Kobe's excellent form.

And Kobe Bryant's excellent state, Li Liang's pills are indispensable, but unfortunately he doesn't know.

This stingy guy is still scheming with Li Liang for a meal of Japanese food, and his heart is really small.

After throwing three points, Kobe Bryant provoked Li Liang again, made a three-point gesture, and then pointed at Li Liang.

Li Liang was furious, Lao Ke, you are inflated!

Well, Kobe Bryant has been swelling and has never shrunk since he could play basketball.

This time, Li Liang couldn't bear it, holding the ball high and calling for blocking, McGee and West's double cover!

It's a treat he often enjoys when he's with the Clippers.

Kobe Bryant quickly lost the trace of Li Liang under the double cover, and then Li Liang was in a very comfortable position, vacant, and shot three-pointers.

The ball swooped through the center of the Nets, and for Li Liang, the ball didn't go into the basket.

After the goal, Li Liang made an orchid finger at Kobe Bryant and told him that this was the real three-point shot.

Both sides started with a scary high three-point shooting percentage.

As the game progressed, the shooting percentage began to decline gradually.

After Kobe Bryant opened up, Howard also started to score, he grabbed the frontcourt rebound under the basket, and pushed McGee to dunk with both hands.

Li Liang immediately returned the color, broke through in the middle and hit the ground to McGee, who slid and dunked with one hand.

The game was played quite well, but the champion show Wiggins seemed to have become a supporting role.

Halfway through the first quarter, Wiggins had only two shots and didn't make any of them.

Once he wanted to hit Li Liang in the low position, but found that he couldn't squeeze it.

Once face-to-face, I wanted to force Li Liang, but I found that I couldn't get by......

In terms of talent, Wiggins is really strong.

In terms of strength, he is a long way from the current Li Liang.

The key Li Liang feels that Wiggins lacks ruthlessness in playing.

In fact, playing is sometimes the same as fighting, strength, skill, and body are important, but a momentum that is not afraid of death will also be the decisive factor.

Wiggins used to be in high school, facing other opponents, and he was really talented, and he didn't have to work hard at all.

His speed, bounce, and skill are much higher than his peers, so he doesn't have that ruthlessness in his personality.

In the face of Li Liang, he was already a little stunned, but he missed the opening two attacks, and he was a little cowardly.

D'Antoni then replaced Wiggins, and the first pick didn't score a point in the first quarter.

The first quarter became the stage for Li Liang and Ke to compete, Li Liang scored 12 points and handed out 4 assists.

Helped the Pacers lead the Lakers by six points at 31:25 in the first quarter.

The Lakers relied on Kobe's 13 points to hold on, and the Pacers didn't stretch the score too far.

At the start of the second quarter, the Lakers scored two points through Boozer's left-side machine gun jumper.

As he gets older, Boozer is now on the move.

In addition to the starting lineup not following the trend enough, another problem that the Lakers are facing is that the bench lineup is not good.

The center of the Lakers' backup for Howard turned out to be Thackeray......

And Bryant's backup is rookie Jordan Clarkson.

The Lakers don't have a strong enough veteran on the bench, so D'Antoni wants to keep Boozer on the court.

The result, of course, is that the Lakers' defense is almost as good as paper.

The Pacers' bench was relatively more combative, and Stephenson played very unrestrained after coming off the bench.

After Boozer scored, he attacked with the ball himself, dribbled the ball from the outside for a long time, and made a three-point shot...... Didn't go in.

Fortunately, Slark on the inside grabbed the frontcourt rebound and made a rebound.

The real second-team strength of the Pacers is Danny Granger.

Granger is getting better and better, and Bird has discovered that Granger is miraculously returning to his former peak form.

In training, he will practice every day and spend a lot of time training with Li Liang.

Bird wondered if Li Liang had any special training methods that could help with rehabilitation.

Faced with Bird's question, Li Liang smiled and said nothing, can I tell you about the medicine I gave Granger?

For Granger, it's not just about his physical fitness, it's about his confidence.

After all, he is 31 years old, and no matter how much his physical condition recovers, he can't reach the level of his youth.

But his confidence came back, and that confidence is very, very important for a player.

He dared to make moves, he dared to fight, he dared to hold the ball, he dared to shoot.

When the Lakers missed the attack again, Granger rushed to the front line of the counterattack, received a long pass from Stephenson, rushed to the basket, and won the one-handed dunk!

The cheers at the Consec Arena were genuine and enthusiastic, and they welcomed the return of the former star.

The Pacers soon saw that the difference was more than 10 points, and D'Antoni had only one solution, which was to go to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant returned to the court, and the first ball was to eat Stephenson with his back, turn his back to the bottom line, dodge the double bag and shoot a backward jumper, and also caused Finson's foul and added a penalty.

added a penalty hit, and Li Liang also returned to the court.

Passing the ball from the outside, everyone pulled away, and Kobe Bryant was one-on-one.

Kobe Bryant is old, and his defense is usually to direct traffic, and he will never relax at this time.

Take out twelve points of attention to guard against Li Liang.

Will Li Liang let go of this opportunity to play Kobe?

He used the two skills of [Ten Thousand Buddhas Dynasty] and [Cassel's Smile] in a row, one worshiped the Buddha and shook Kobe Bryant, and then after taking a step in, he smiled uglyly, and then made a quick stop jump shot, hitting the board at 45 degrees, easily freehand, and Kobe Bryant had no temper.

Seeing Li Liang playing so beautifully, Kobe Bryant shook his head and smiled, and asked, "Bruce, where did you learn it?" ”

Li Liang spread his hands and said, "Self-taught." ”