At halftime, Tyrek high-fived all the way through the players' tunnel and the fans on the sidelines, caught up with Cousins in front of him, and patted him on the shoulder, "Hey, DeMarcus, what a great fight!" The support given to you in the first half was not very good, hard work! ”

Cousins touched the sweat on his forehead, panting and showing a silly smile, "After all, you have to deal with Kobe, this kind of historical superstar is not easy to deal with, I should also stand up and share some of it, but this fight is really a little tiring!" ”

Back in the home locker room, Cousins sat down in his seat and picked up a drink bottle for a binge drink. Coach Westfair also came to the locker room, his demeanor at this time was also a little nervous, the spectators were clear, he could see that Cousins's physical strength was a little unbearable, "Listen up, everyone played well in the first half, and the Lakers were only 3 points ahead of us, we have a chance in this game!" But the Lakers have already started to target our current style of play, DeMarcus, you can rest in the third quarter. ”

When Cousins heard this, he quickly stood up and waved his hand and said, "Coach, I have no problem, I can continue to play in the third quarter!" ”

Coach Westale thought about it, if Cousins is removed, Damham Porter as a defensive center, the team's offense will be greatly affected, once the offense can't be opened, the score may be pulled away soon, after all, Cousins is an important weight in the competition between the Kings and the Lakers in this game, "DeMarcus, are you sure you have no problem with your physical strength?" ”

"No problem, let me play first in the third quarter, I'm in good shape now!"

Hearing Cousins say this, Coach Westphale shook his head with a wry smile, he knew that Cousins couldn't be tired now, but the team did need his inside containment at the moment, "Okay, you continue to play in the third quarter, and then it will depend on the situation, and others will also play pressing on the defensive end, man-to-man, and curb the Lakers' offense!" ”

At halftime, the Kings' current players on the court are Tyreck, Garcia, Green, Landry, and Cousins, and Yudri, who has weak defensive ability, has been withdrawn, and Garcia, a top defender, has swung to the No. 2 position to defend Kobe, and Tyrek has defended Fisher, who has the No. 1 position, and the whole team has begun to strengthen defense. The man-to-man marking in the halftime did suppress the Lakers' offense to a certain extent, but it also consumed everyone's physical strength on the Kings in all directions. At the same time, Kobe Bryant still uses his unsolvable personal ability to tear apart the Kings' defense, although the offensive efficiency has decreased, but he can still keep scoring points and drive the whole team, and the Kings are still entangled with the Lakers with Cousins as the main offensive point.

Tyrek holds the ball in the front court, Kobe Bryant stepped forward to mark, Landry stepped forward to cover, Tyrek went around the cover and faced Artest's supplementary defense and hoisted the ball to Cousins, Cousins received the ball in the elbow area, looked at the position of his teammates, and his teammates outside were still all locked, Tyrek tried to get out of the space, but Kobe's close pressing made Tyrek have no space to receive the ball at all, Cousins failed to find his teammates, and continued to play with his back to Gasol in the face of Gasol, who was opposite him, but he found that he couldn't stand Gasol! After taking two steps, he turned his back and leaned back to shoot from a mid-distance distance, and missed! Lakers Odom grabbed the rebound, the Lakers quickly counterattacked to the frontcourt, Kobe Bryant faced Garcia who returned to the defense, and hit a mid-range pull-up jump shot!

The Kings, who were beaten into a counterattack, organized the attack again, Tyrek distributed the ball to Garcia on the wing, Cousins asked for the ball in the low post, after receiving Garcia's pass, he pointed out to the left, shook the ball to the left with both hands, and then half-turned to the right and reached out with one arm to play a small hook! A long arm suddenly stretched out, Gasol's fingertips grazed the thrown basketball, the pop-up frame was in the middle, Gasol leaned on the outside Cousins and jumped up again to confiscate the rebound!

"Jerry, you see, DeMarcus has obviously dropped in condition, such a big weight, taking turns fighting with others on the inside for a quarter and a half in a row, the physical exertion is too great. The Lakers are also bold, and in the case of being able to ensure that the offensive end can be killed, the defensive end is to lock up the other four, and to put DeMarcus single, is to keep consuming him, and now DeMarcus is a little powerless......"

After Gasol won the rebound, the Lakers switched offense and defense again, Fisher controlled the rhythm in the frontcourt, the ball passed to the inside, Gasol held the ball on the left side of the frame, Cousins's pace was already a little sluggish, Gasol made a shooting feint, deceived Cousins' center of gravity and grabbed the middle jumper! Hollow into the net, steady hit! At this time, the gap between the Kings and the Lakers had been widened to 10 points, and the Kings were down 58-68, and the Kings called a timeout again.

"Grant, Coach Westfair should remove DeMarcus, he has now lost his original containment on the offensive end due to physical exertion, and he has problems with his singles, and his increasingly sluggish pace on the defensive end also makes it difficult for him to contribute, and now the Kings are really facing a huge problem......

"That's right, now the third quarter of the game has been played for 6 minutes, the situation on the court is extremely passive for our team, and Tyrek has not had a break until now, although today Kobe greatly limited Tyreek's play, Tyreck's efficiency is indeed not high, but Tyrek is still the team's best player except for Cousins, and Tyreic is currently 5 of 14 with 15 points. Let's see how the Kings adjust after this timeout. ”

On the Kings bench, Cousins threw his head back and gasped, and Coach Westfair said with a solemn expression: "Samuel, you replace Demarcus, DeMarcus you go off the court first, let's do a good job of defense next, don't let the Lakers pull the score away!" Saying that, Coach Westafar turned his head to look at Tyrek who was sitting on the other side of the bench, "Tyrek, you may have to play the first three quarters today, I will give you a 2-minute rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and there are 6 minutes left in the third quarter, the team's offense will be handed over to you, don't hesitate when others have opportunities, the most important thing is to defend!" The rest of the time be on the defensive! ”

At the end of the timeout, Delham Porter replaced Cousins, Cosby replaced Green, Lakers Blake replaced Fisher, Barnes replaced Artest, the game restarted, Landry served to Tyrek on the bottom line, Tyrek advanced to the frontcourt, he decided to deal with this offense by himself, and suddenly accelerated the strong inside line, Tyrek who rushed up was indeed wide open and violent, facing Kobe Bryant who was close to the side, Tyrek was not afraid, shaking his body to make a European step layup, and Barnes, who assisted in the defense, flew into a big hat and fanned the ball fiercely! Tyrek stumbled on the ground and hurriedly chased after him to grab the ball, but he was firmly controlled by Gasol on the inside, and Tyrek hammered the basketball hoop with a look of chagrin......

After Tyrek was slapped with a big hat, the fans lamented, and Napier, the courtside commentator, also said in disappointment: "Oops, Tyrek is playing irrationally, the Lakers began to shrink the interior defense Tyrek broke through, and lost the containment of Cousins on the inside, Tyrek has to play more carefully!" ”