Chapter 141: Don't Provoke Him! (2/3)
This kind of state is what the audience likes to see! It's not what the coach wants. The "Christmas War" is nothing more than a regular season game. But because of the special time and atmosphere, the players on the scene have increased their morale a lot!
Both teams made the fans' blood boil at the beginning! They now have the same idea, that is, no one thinks that the team will lose the game!
Jackson found that the current Pistons are a little different from when they played against the Bulls in previous years. But their movements are still bigger! It's easy to think of the Detroit bad boys of the Jordan era!
Tonight's game made the Zen master feel a little bit back in time. It was a crazy time. The people of that era got no small amount of strength from Jordan! And the Pistons at that time were still difficult!
Now he leads the Los Angeles Lakers team quite like it did back then. Although these players of the Lakers are not comparable to the Chicago players of the year. They are different, but there are similarities.
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17:9! Tonight, the players on the Lakers' side feel that the opponent's home aura is very useful! Los Angeles is constantly playing iron, but the Pistons are always able to score! Cook is better, and Zhou Yang immediately has a disadvantage in physical confrontation!
Even sometimes when Wallace pushed Zhou Yang, the latter looked a little shaky! Fortunately, Zhou Yang has always noticed this so that he will not fall. But the fans at the scene will not let go of these details!
As long as Big Ben and Zhou Yang began to align, the cheers on the scene were higher and higher! By now, many teams in the league have ideas about Zhou Yang!
Zhou Yang, who doesn't have Yao Ming's height and is not as famous as Yao Ming, can actually play such a result?! This made many teams unconvinced at the time! Even some netizens are pandering to one argument.
That is, Zhou Yang, a player, was specially arranged to the Lakers! The team played match-fixing, set up another Asian player and laid another market!
There are still some people who will believe such an idea. Because some of these people think that Zhou Yang is not capable of averaging more than 10 points per game! And he's a first-grader!
Fortunately, Zhou Yang's nerves are relatively large, and Zhou Yang generally does not respond to this obvious prejudice and discriminatory behavior. He felt that the number he was playing now was the best response to them.
No matter what you say, I'm averaging 10+ points per game right now.
But Zhou Yang's non-response did not stop some teams from taking measures against him. For example, find some strong and flexible strikers to defend him!
This aspect really made Zhou Yang feel quite difficult. It works well for the other party to do this. Zhou Yang thinks that if you want to break through this problem, you may need to upgrade to C+ or B- qualifications!
Hamilton hits a three-point shot after receiving a pass from Big Ben! 20:9! Such a score made Jackson immediately call a timeout. He knew what might happen to the two teams in the back when they were in such a state of fighting.
Maybe the two teams will clash, or maybe the team's morale will suffer after the Lakers are sent to garbage time. Neither of these points is good.
The Lakers now have no one in either Odom or Cook into the Pistons' interior to score! The team may really need Kobe Bryant to open things up now.
The other party is fighting with them! It's pretty much what their coaching staff thought. Zhou Yang is still quite easy to be restrained in the game at times.
'In the first half we had to find a cut and then break through the opposition's defence. It's best not to extend the margin to more than 5 points in the first half. Our main offense was also in the second half, and those two quarters were very important......"
Just like he did in the playoffs, Jackson has to get serious about his game now.
"The other party doesn't have much room to play now, you have to take advantage of the Lakers' lack of momentum to open up the difference immediately! As long as we get enough lead in the first three quarters, then this game is over, and we will go back for the New Year~"
The Pistons' players are more excited now! They thought about winning the game ahead of the Lakers, but they didn't expect to lead by 11 points so quickly! Before O'Neal comes back, the Lakers can win as long as they encounter such a strong defensive team or a team that competes with the Lakers and has good defensive ability.
Although the Lakers' cooperation is better now, the sense of rhythm immediately weakens a lot when encountering such a situation.
Kobe's face is very ugly, and he still cares a lot about winning or losing in the game! Even if you lose this game, you won't feel any emotions when you go home after the game. But on the field, he just wants to win or lose with the other party!
"Looks like you're going to go into garbage time in the first half!" Billups said to Kobe Bryant when he got back on the court!
"Maybe we'll be able to overtake you at the end of the second quarter, do you think we're going to win at home?" After Kobe Bryant finished speaking, he saw that the other party ignored him and immediately went over to defend himself!
Toney took Billups' pass on the other side and jumped straight up to hit a three-point shot! 23:9! The fans at the scene are already close to madness! This should be the best Christmas present tonight! That's the Pistons' big win over the Lakers!
Kobe Bryant rushed to the front court directly from Walton after going to the basketball, and hit a three-point shot with a three-man defense!! 23:12! This goal was "poured" on the heads of many fans like a basin of cold water......
Although the difference between the two teams is still very large, when the Black Mamba begins to focus on the game, everyone will inevitably be a little panicked......
It's not that they don't watch Kobe Bryant's games! Kobe Bryant, this player is crazy, I think it's quite scary! Striking iron is crazy at times, but it's also really powerful when he feels good!
With Hamilton's ball cut off by Cook! Kobe Bryant took the basketball directly in Cook's hand, ran wildly to the frontcourt, didn't look anywhere, and scored three points again! 23:15!
These two three-pointers seem to wake up the opponent directly! The Detroit players immediately became much more silent. Kobe looked at them defiantly, but no one responded.
After Billups' three-pointer was missed, McDyce got the rebound and passed to Toney, whose jumper was directly blocked by Meme! Bryant got the ball again and ran to the frontcourt, but this time Tony and Hamilton chased after him!
Kobe's actions at this time are very similar to Jordan back then! He looked like he was going to dunk, and when the two went to defend, Kobe Bryant came to a beautiful pull-up basketball and easily went into the net! Kobe Bryant turned on the crazy offensive mode at this time!
Although the Pistons coach on the sidelines shouted with his players several times, he finally watched the point difference be chased back to 6 points! The 14-point advantage is not ......
At this time, the black mamba's eyes were very cold! Even if the score is 40:0 just now, he is confident that he will chase it back! Because it's only been a short time since the game started!
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'Vinson, the health of the players is the key. It would be too much to lose a few wounded in a Christmas battle," Jackson said calmly with Vincent's excited expression.
At this time, the atmosphere of the scene was very warm! Kobe Bryant's players were there chanting "MVP"! And the Pistons fans tried to overpower the Kobe fans with their voices!
30:26! Although the Pistons' final shooting accuracy began to decline, they still scored 30 points! And the Lakers, with the strength of Kobe Bryant, actually let the team chase the difference to 4 points!
Jackson sometimes had disagreements with Kobe, and sometimes thought that Kobe always didn't listen to him. But the Zen master did not doubt Kobe's strength! How many times have you staged a lore! How many times have I staged a Jedi fight back!
Jackson watched silently from the sidelines during these thrilling nights.
In the second quarter, the Pistons put Rashid and Arroyo on the court. On the Lakers' side, Fisher and Brown replaced Odom and Walton.
It was only in this quarter that the two teams began to fall silent. The verbal aspect has become less, and Kobe Bryant has not responded to the other party several times in verbal provocations. It's better not to say it now, what if you get a slap in the face......
Cook dribbled to the front court and made a playful pass to Bryant. The latter hasn't said Cook today because the guy is acting like he really has nothing to spray him. Kobe Bryant scored a layup directly! 30:28!
Zhou Yang looked at the game at this time very seriously, and he inadvertently found that the expressions of Jackson and the opposing head coach at this time were amazingly similar! Both men had worries written on their faces.
Don't let the main team go to the tickets of the sorry fans, let them play is really hard......
Arroyo dribbled the ball across half court at this time and hit a three-point shot when his teammates didn't expect it!
Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball across the half court, and at this time he found that the opponent's defense was even more ferocious! After facing Arroyo and Rashid's bag, Kobe finally screamed in pain and fell to the ground!
For Arroyo's hard push just now, the referee did not give a malicious foul decision. Bryant and the referee reasoned for a long time, but to no avail. The Lakers team doctor went over and held Kobe Bryant while asking him how he was doing.
And Kobe Bryant reluctantly gave up the argument before talking to the team doctor, and chose to stay on the court after walking around a few times. The limping Kobe Bryant stood at the free throw line and hit two shots and said something to Fisher.
The little fish means that you hurry up and take a break now. But Bryant interrupted his concerns. Bryant didn't even glance in the direction of the Zen master.
Jackson made him feel complicated at times. He knew that the interview with Jackson was not intended to expose his scars. And to say that the Zen master usually doesn't pay attention to him is a fart......
This mood made me afraid that when I met Jackson's gaze, I would agree to his arrangement to rest off the court. On the other end, he doesn't want to cheapen these guys! What Billups said to him at the beginning of the game, he was going to make him pay!
33:30! The opponent is still 3 points ahead! But the Pistons don't have much temper anymore. All they had to do was hold on to the lead in the first half, and then it was two consecutive quarters of crazy offense!
Both players and coaches now know that this is inevitable.
Kobe Bryant's speed was much slower, and Arroyo on the other side immediately pressed strongly. Fisher took Kobe's pass and hit a three-point shot directly against Billups! The two sides are tied!
"Good brother!!" Fisher pointed in Kobe's direction, and Kobe walked straight over and hugged Xiaoyu diagonally. The other side asked for a timeout. The two of them walked to the sideline together.
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At this time, Linda is watching the live broadcast of the game! She stared at the TV with some annoyance, if she was on the scene now, she must talk to Jackson about why she didn't let Zhou Yang go up!
57:51! The Pistons went into the second quarter with a six-point advantage. In the third quarter, they didn't change the lineup, and the Lakers let Odom, Zhou Yang and Wharton play! Taylor jumped for joy next to the computer!
"Defensively, it's a little bit harder. The playoffs are on the line," the Pistons head coach didn't say anything about coming out with the defensive intensity of the Finals...... He felt that if he tightened up the players a little bit, it would be okay to win.
"Zhou Yang and Odom also joined the attack! You're going to try to avoid the opposing center, you know? You're not that strong against it. On guards, Bryant and Fisher also need to score a few more points......"
After Jackson finished speaking, he looked at the Pistons, and when he found that the opponent had not adjusted the lineup, he knew what the opponent's intentions were.
Zhou Yang got the basketball in the front court and immediately scored three points into the net! 57:54! It's the same as the previous game. Kobe Bryant only cared about winning the game, and he also tried to control himself from talking about his teammates.
As long as you can win, it doesn't matter who scores!
After Billups took the basketball in the front court, he immediately passed the ball to Rashid, who suddenly got up and hit Zhou Yang directly!! The latter didn't react, fell to the ground and slid out against the floor, almost 2 meters away, before stopping!
The referee took a look and the game continued. Zhou Yang, who had just come back, was knocked to the ground by McDyce with an elbow......
Still not sentenced. Fisher went over to talk to the two referees, but they just looked at him and walked away. Zhou Yang accidentally saw a few drops of blood under his feet before he knew that his nose was bleeding. So he immediately went to the sidelines to stop the bleeding.
After a short while, Zhou Yang immediately played again after making sure that there would be no blood. The Pistons looked at him coldly. It seems to say in his eyes, "You dare to come back".
"Hey! I said, be careful! Kobe Bryant said to him expressionlessly.
"I will," Zhou Yang smiled at Kobe Bryant and ran over.
The basketball ended up touching Luke's left leg out of bounds, so it was the Pistons who had the ball. Billups originally took over the basketball and wanted to pass it, but he saw that it was Zhou Yang in front of him, so he accelerated and ran over!
Zhou Yang turned around and saw Billups rushing over...... What are you going to do? Billups saw that Zhou Yang was standing there and didn't move, and he didn't use any force here, so he rushed to Zhou Yang......
Just after everyone finished discussing the two penalties from the referee just now, they saw Zhou Yang fall to the ground in pain, holding his right leg and rolling on the floor......
The referee saw that this was really unspeakable, and after determining that Zhou Yang was no longer able to play, he awarded Billups a malicious foul! Jackson motioned to the referee to see that he was allowed to play, and immediately walked in the direction of Zhou Yang!