Chapter 407: Death Battle!
The Lakers are chasing fiercely, but the players on the Rockets' side are also constantly scoring!
Kobe Bryant has already made the fans of Staples Arena crazy at this point! Although the Rockets are still in the lead, the players on the Lakers' side find that it is estimated that only Kobe Bryant is available, and he has a hot hand!
The Zen master didn't say anything more, and the third quarter of the game also entered Kobe Bryant time! Although it is sometimes said that Kobe Bryant is not only strong in combat, but also has moments to fight the iron king. But in today's third quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant has obviously entered the state!
And by now he's had three balls from Hassan! It seems that Kobe Bryant is saying like Whiteside, do you want to be a power center in the NBA? It's not that simple, boy.
Hassan also experienced the horror of Kobe's combat power! Isn't the current game just Kobe Bryant fighting against their rockets?!
"No, no, Battier, you beware of Kobe's sudden breakthrough layup," Zhou Yang ran away immediately after speaking! Because he found out that Odom was already following up! If Bryant encounters too much resistance on a layup, he will pass to Odom or Gasol under the basket.
Suddenly, Kobe Bryant changed direction and shook off the help of Dragic and Zhou Yang, and then rushed to Hassan! Whiteside is a little unbearable this time, okay with you, I'm a dignified big center to let you dunk like this?
But apparently Whiteside still couldn't keep Kobe Bryant at speed. The latter directly split the dunk with one hand, and the fans were already cheering before they even touched the basket! Because this ball looks powerful! But immediately the exclamations of the scene came out!
With Kobe's violent split, the glass on the basketball hoop on the Rocket's side was directly shattered!! The panic of the fans immediately erupted in loud cheers!
"You don't know anything about power, boy," Kobe Bryant shook off the glass on his body and looked at the big man Whiteside indifferently before running to Jackson. This sudden situation surprised the on-site management personnel.
But they didn't keep the surprise going forever. Looking at the more obese security guard-looking staff holding the walkie-talkie and talking something. It wasn't long before the referee announced that the match was on hiatus.
There's a caddy holding a rag to gather the broken glass together. It seems that there are no brooms on site.
85:83! The Lakers have chased the score to 2 points at this time! But the game went into a hiatus. The Rockets' players breathed a sigh of relief. The Lakers almost overtook them in the third quarter! The 17-point difference is really not good if it is overtaken like this.
"Dragic, you're going to hit here today. Sean, you go to his place, Scola fills the No. 4 position," Adelman said to his players as he looked up at the maintenance master on the spot.
"The time for repairing this time is faster," Zhou Yang thought in his heart. I remember that a few years ago, when O'Neal broke the glass of the basketball hoop, he repaired it for more than 1 hour. And this time it took almost 50 minutes to finish.
In almost 1 hour, the fans walked about 40%. Some people thought that they couldn't play today's game, and some couldn't wait to leave. It was late in the game and the players on both sides couldn't say what it was like. Some of them are a little sleepy, and some of them are recovering well during this time.
The game continued to come back, and the lineup on the Rockets' side changed to Hassan, Scola, Zhou Yang, Battier and Batum! The Lakers' side remains the same! Bryant confidently waited for the game to continue.
At this time, the audience seat plus the end of the half is gone, and there are already about half of the empty seats. But the enthusiasm of the remaining fans remained undiminished. Zhou Yang dribbled the ball across the half, and the Lakers were waiting for it
"The opponent's defense on the inside today is actually not very good, and you can see that Hassan has got a lot of data alone. So don't worry too much about the game in the fourth quarter, whether the Lakers can win the game today with a 50% win rate. We're the ones who brought them back to this position."
Adelman said with a little loss at this time. In the third quarter, they had a chance to put the Lakers in garbage time if they could. But they didn't do it.
91:87! The Lakers are still behind, but the difference has gone from 17 points to 4 points! The Zen master was very pleased with this result. Because they went from a game they were about to lose early to a state that was on par with the Rockets. As long as they return to the same starting line, the Lakers are sure to win such a game!
At this time, some fans have already thought of the Rockets of the previous Van Gundy era. The start was as fierce as a tiger, but when it came to the back, it was always overturned by the opponent, and it seemed that today's Rockets were in such a state.
Zhou Yang has no problem with physical fitness at this time. However, some of the Rockets' players are now playing without energy. Adelman found out and immediately made adjustments.
In the fourth quarter, the Rockets' lineup was Scola, Hayes, Zhou Yang, Martin, and Badinger! On the Lakers' side, Bynum, Odom, Artest, Kobe and Wharton!
"The Rockets were still very strong today. Even if in the end they lose. Gasol was there drinking a drink and talking to his teammates.
Hassan is more powerful than he thinks! The young centre-forward has a lot of shortcomings, though. But he was right when he came to Team Rocket. If the players are interested in keeping Whiteside, they will be able to feed him the cake in the game.
It doesn't take too much for Hassan to get a certain amount of scoring data, plus some data in the corners, and the team will turn a blind eye.
"Don't ask for fast, if the Lakers overtake the score, it won't be easy, just maintain a stable performance with the other party"
"Kobe Bryant, you should pass more in this quarter, it probably won't be too efficient after playing for so long. But the decision is yours," and after explaining to the other players, the Zen master specially said to Kobe.
"Let's turn the tables on us"
After a reply, Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Lakers came to the court. Martin took the basketball and dribbled to the front court. Scola hit a three-point shot directly after receiving the basketball! The Rockets bench was already up and watching the game.
Wharton dribbled the ball to the front court and immediately passed it to Kobe Bryant when he nearly lost the ball. Facing Zhou Yang's assistant defense Kobe Bryant's three-point iron! Hayes quickly got the pass from Badinger and scored a stop-and-go jumper!
96:87! At this time, Kobe Bryant was a little anxious! This is not the outcome they Lakers want! Kobe Bryant alone turned out to be basketball to the front court in the past Battinger, Martin and Zhou Yang did not score 2 points under the interference of Haiye! After Scola got the rebound, he immediately made a long pass to Zhou Yang!
Under the Lakers' sparse defense, Young hit a three-point shot next week! The point difference is directly changed to 12 points. The Zen master asked for one last timeout.
"I think you should have the answer in your mind at this point. I want this timeout to calm you down and think about how to fight," Jackson said, turning back to the bench. Kobe Bryant stood on the sidelines and watched the field in a daze.
After the game, Bryant held the ball over half the court and made Scola hit 2 free throws after the fourth foul! At this time, the players on the Lakers' side already have the answer in their hearts, that is, pass the ball to Kobe
Martin held the ball past half court and hit a three-point shot under Wharton's defense! In the previous games, Martin had been watching the game seriously. As he thought, Adelman played him at the end of the game.
Kobe dribbled through the half, and when Scola saw that it was not good to come out to make up for the defense, he directly played 3+1! Scola committed 5 at this time! Adelman had just sat down from the bench and stood up again!
At this time, Scola and Hayes, the two interior players of the Rockets who are not bad, are indispensable! If any of them are going down, then who else can take their place.
After Badinger's three-point shooting, Kobe Bryant went to the front court again to foul Hayes, and at this time Haiye had already committed 5 fouls! The voice of the live "MVP" sounded again!
As soon as Scola was sent off, Adelman turned the thought in his head into a show. Hassan and Battier are back to play! Whiteside plays big center! And Zhou Yang went to the No. 4 position.
102:96! Kobe's touch is slowly coming back! And he is also optimistic, as long as the opponent wants to guard him, he will let him foul.
Zhou Yang and Martin took a few looks. Then I walked over and said a few words to him. Martin kept nodding his head and looked accomplished. At this time, the game was almost over, and Battinger's individual shooting was still not in shape, so Zhou Yang thought of Martin in addition to himself and Hassan.
"To lose is to lose, just one game. Rocket? Needless to say, they're already doing pretty well. On the contrary, we have a lot of shortcomings that need to be summed up after the game. Bryant's high scoring gave the team hope again in the third quarter. But I think that's one of the reasons why we lost today. I didn't blame Kobe."
At the press conference, Coach Jackson was still a little disappointed. Because today's game was very intense. It would be better if they could still win. But it backfired, and in the end, Bynum's 2-pointer missed, and the game was over.
121:120! Perhaps one of the biggest highlights of this game is that the Rockets actually dug up the treasure! Get a discarded player from the Kings this year, and take it and find that this guy still has some "star center" meaning!
Kobe Bryant did not participate in the Lakers press conference, he left the court with a blue face after playing, and directly changed his clothes and left the court directly after passing through the corridor. I didn't say hello to anyone. His teammates didn't dare to go over and talk to him.
Gasol was in a good mood, and after the game, he picked up his headphones and listened to music. At the press conference, he looked a little tired. At the end of the game, the Zen master didn't let him play because of his physical fitness, and Gasol was a little uncertain about it, and he didn't know what it was like.
Anyway, the game was over, and he had already figured out what he was going to do when he went back. Take a hot shower by yourself, then lie down on the big bed and listen to music, or watch a few games or play games for half an hour, in short, you won't sleep for a while.
"When I was with the Grizzlies, I continued to play with Zhou Yang for another year. I still have an idea of his style of play. Like this player, his ability on the pitch is still huge, maybe we don't know that enough. If Zhou Yang hadn't come to the Rockets this season, I think we could easily beat the Houston Rockets in this game! ”
Everyone at the Lakers' press conference today was a little boring. Some players are thinking about what to eat at night, and some are thinking about where to play. There are also those who have not been detached from the emotions of the game just now.
Some players who lost just after the game were played cried because they couldn't accept it for a while. Others just can't come back to their senses and have to lock themselves in the house for hours. Most of the Lakers players finished the game today in a state of not knowing what to do next, although they know what to do when they go back, but they are still a little at a loss at the moment.
"Now that the Lakers have lost to the Rockets, are you going to readjust your goals for the next season?"
The reporter's question suddenly made the scene very quiet. Other reporters threw "how dare you ask that" emojis. A look of "waiting to see a good show".
"I can take that as a joke. The Lakers' goals for this year won't change. And for the question you just asked, I would also think that you are a newcomer who has just joined the ranks of journalists, and has just graduated from college? The goal won't change, and I don't want to team you," the Zen master replied, half-jokingly, half-seriously.
"In the first half I thought it was going to be a relatively easy game. But in the third quarter, I have to say that Kobe Bryant played very well. We basically couldn't do anything about him as a team. We had to fight him hard, but in the end we didn't lose the game."
Adelman had a feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe. It's thrilling! Today's game seems to have turned into a one-man game for Kobe! It's like going back to the previous two seasons. Sometimes Bryant is just scoring on his own, and his teammates hit the ball when they get it.
Sometimes Kobe Bryant's various expressions can be seen in the game, anger, helplessness, speechlessness, roaring, etc.
He's been struggling for a long time. I'm struggling with whether I'm going to win on my own or my teammates to win. The Zen master tried his best to let him rely on the latter, but in the game Kobe Bryant would not think so.
Although sometimes he promised well, he would regret it. In the game, I still go my own way and keep scoring. Today's game was obviously out of shape for the team-mates, the kind where multiple players were out of shape.
Kobe Bryant also understood after watching a few rounds. They can't score, so I'll do it. So began the one-person mode. Challenge the entire Rockets team alone!
But in the end he couldn't win. The Rockets have had a couple of good pitchers this year. They hit a couple of thirst-quenching three-pointers in key moments later in the game! The Rockets are trying to parry, and the Lakers are struggling.
Both sides are in a state of death battle! And in the end, the Rockets won the game! Indeed, if other players from the Rockets are allowed to play hard with a team like the Lakers, the organization without Zhou Yang really has little chance of winning.
After chatting a few words about the game, the reporters all turned their eyes on Whiteside. This big man is still a little young.