Without hesitation, Chi Liang chose a low-post single, which is also his biggest advantage against Kobe.

Although Kobe Bryant's strength is good, there is a certain gap between him and Chi Liang in terms of weight and strength.

When Chi Liang was on his back, Kobe Bryant's legs were slightly bent and pressed against Chi Liang's waist.

Ji Liang grabbed the basketball with both hands, and his back began to exert force.

Boom~

Even if Kobe Bryant tried his best, under the gap between strength and weight, it was just a collision and he was forced to take a step back.

Boom~

On the second impact, Bryant took another step back.

Although there is not much room to pull away, it is enough for Chi Liang to spy on it, which is also the instinct of the shooter.

The opportunity was fleeting, and Chi Liang hurriedly turned over and jumped and pressed Kobe Bryant to throw the basketball in his hand.

was pressed by Chi Liang, Kobe Bryant could barely jump, and could only watch the opponent shoot without interference.

Brush~

With little to no interference, the basketball hollowed into the net and scored two points.

Rushing~

After Chi Liang threw in, the Nuggets fans cheered, and more and more fans began to face up to Chi Liang's strength.

After the Lakers served, Harper had just passed half court with the ball, and Bryant raised his hand to ask for the ball.

After a slight hesitation, Harper passed the ball to Bryant.

Physically, both sides have their own strengths, with Bryant being faster, bouncing better, and more flexible.

In addition, this is Kobe's third season, and he is far superior to Ji Liang in terms of experience and can better grasp offensive opportunities.

When Kobe Bryant received the ball, Chi Liang was against Kobe's waist, he had no idea of stealing, interfering with the opponent as much as possible and reducing the opponent's hit.

Bryant grabbed the ball with both hands, slammed down his shoulders, and began to twist his waist to make a left-handed cut.

Chi Liang's heart tightened, and he took a step across, instantly blocking Kobe's breakthrough route.

However, this did not surprise Kobe, and he immediately turned around in reverse, thus breaking through Chi Liang.

When Kobe Bryant broke through, Ji Liang reacted quickly, and immediately turned around to chase back, wanting to continue to entangle Kobe.

At this moment, a piercing friction sound sounded, Kobe Bryant stepped on the ground hard, and the whole person jumped high.

Pull-up jump shot!

By the time Ji Liang stopped, he had already shaken off a lot of positions and lost the best opportunity to defend.

In mid-air, Kobe Bryant held the basketball steadily with his right hand, stretched his posture, and pushed hard, and the basketball crossed an arc and flew towards the basket.

Swish~

The basketball entered the net in response, making a crisp sound of wiping the net, and pulled the score difference back.

"Rookie, I'm going to blow you up today!"

Before returning to defense, Kobe Bryant pointed at Chi Liang, full of contempt.

Regarding Kobe's trash talk, Ji Liang shrugged his shoulders and was not affected.

"Rookie, do you want to call back?"

At this time, Van Exel stood in front of Chi Liang, looking like he was seductive.

"Old bird, that's what you said!"

The opponent is willing to share the ball, Ji Liang naturally will not refuse, and he also has the idea of competing with Kobe.

After Van Exel advanced with the ball, Chi Liang steadily stuck his waist, no matter how Kobe pushed it, Chi Liang didn't feel the same, and stood firmly in the position.

After getting stuck, Ji Liang raised his hand to signal Van Axel.

The next moment, Van Exel passed the ball to Chi Liang, and Kobe Bryant wanted to snatch it, but was stuck behind by Chi Liang.

After receiving the ball with both hands, Chi Liang chose to play a low-post single again, hitting again and again, Kobe Bryant kept retreating and began to move towards the penalty area.

"Damn!"

Bryant tried his best, but his feet still couldn't stop retreating, and he soon entered the reasonable collision zone.

It was also at this time that O'Neill began to move his feet and pounced towards Ji Liang.

Chi Liang didn't seem to be aware of the danger, but just when O'Neal pounced, Chi Liang waved his hands downward, and the basketball hit the ground, coquettishly flew under O'Neal's crotch, and was caught by Lafrence in the back.

Not missing this opportunity, Lafrentz grabbed the ball with both hands and poured the basketball into the basket with all his might.

"Old bird, you can only rely on your teammates!"

Before returning to defense, Ji Liang spread out his hands and deliberately exhaled at Kobe.

Kobe Bryant clenched his hands, but he was helpless, the strength and tonnage of both sides were placed there, and it was destined that he would have difficulty dealing with Chi Liang's low-post singles.

In addition, Kobe Bryant did not dare to blame O'Neal. Now on the Lakers, O'Neal is the well-deserved core.

If he wants to challenge O'Neal's power, Kobe Bryant still has a few years to go.

In the next few minutes, Ji Liang continued to play Kobe Bryant in the low post, and if the opponent did not have a package, he used a turn-over jumper to solve the problem; If you encounter a bag clip, take the opportunity to divide the ball.

Unlike Chi Liang, Kobe Bryant chose singles again and again in order to blow up Chi Liang, although Kobe scored consecutive jumpers, but Chi Liang played more efficiently, causing the score to be slowly pulled in.

54:54

In the ninth minute of the second quarter, the Lakers' established advantage was completely eroded, which forced Harris to request a timeout.

When the timeout ended, the Lakers began to change lineups, Kobe Bryant returned to the point guard position, and Corey Blunt replaced Jones as small forward.

Corey Blunt has 206 cm and is best at playing power forward, but in order to limit Chi Liang, he was placed in the small forward position by Harris.

As a result, the Nuggets are completely at a disadvantage in height.

The Lakers' possession of the ball, possibly under a warning from Harris, this time Kobe Bryant did not ask for the ball, and Harper passed the ball to O'Neal.

In the center position, Lafrentz can only be considered qualified, but unfortunately he met O'Neal, both offensive and defensive, he was blown up by O'Neal, which became the biggest hole for the Nuggets.

The other teams are not much better, after the three centers are old, no one can limit O'Neal, and they don't even explode each other.

Now O'Neill is the league's well-deserved No. 1 center.

No accident, Lafrenz was mistreated by O'Neill and was knocked away to score.

This time, Lafrentz did not stand up again, but held his right foot with a pained expression.

Chi Liang hurriedly ran to his friend and asked with a concerned face, "Lafrentz, are you okay?"

"My foot seems to be twisted, I'm afraid I won't be able to play in this game!"

While Lafrentz was talking, the Nuggets' team doctor began to come on the court to check on Lafrentz's injury.

"The preliminary judgment is that the foot is twisted, but in order to avoid misdiagnosis, we have to accept a more comprehensive diagnosis!"

After the examination, the team doctor made a gesture to D'Antoni and helped Lafrenz away.

Although Lafrenz was blown up by O'Neal, it does not mean that there is no contribution, and his excellent projection ability can help his teammates open up space.

After Lafrentz was injured, D'Antoni hesitated and finally chose Keown Clark, expecting him to join forces with McDies and Chi Liang in the front court to deal with O'Neal together.