Chapter 269: Creating the Impossible
No matter how deep the friendship is in private, at this moment, everyone is an enemy when they meet, and if they are enemies, don't talk so much nonsense, see you on the field. What's more, Yiyang and Kobe's personal relationship is not good enough for them to be able to release water on each other on the court.
If the Mavericks win today, then Yiyang will hug Kobe Bryant after the game. But now, this Chinese rookie won't even give each other a smile. Even the "Black Mamba" used to be Yiyang's favorite idol.
In the following game, Bynum played a dominant performance on the inside, slashing ten points in a single quarter. Of course, there was also the help of the referees, which gave Bynum a few opportunities to stand on the free throw line. But Kobe Bryant's sluggish state still made the Lakers waste too many opportunities.
Kidd's playmaking and aggressiveness allowed the Mavericks to hold on to their lead until the end of the first quarter. Whenever the Lakers were tied the score, Kidd was able to cut through the Lakers' defense with a scalpel-like pass. Whenever the Lakers want to tie the score, Yiyang will always use another score to stabilize the situation.
At 32-27, the defending champion Lakers trailed by five points at home. And the Mavericks scored 32 points in a single quarter, which also shows how weak the Lakers' defense is in front of the Mavericks' jumpers.
"The first quarter of the game was completely for the Dallas Mavericks! In those 12 minutes, although the Lakers got more shots, it was the Dallas Mavericks who really seized the opportunity. They took fewer shots in exchange for higher scores. In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers' three-point shooting was still 0, and they finally hit the 16th three-point shot in the last game. "Although the difference in points on the field is not huge, Mike. Still, Brin expressed his concern about the Lakers.
Phil. Jackson grimaced, he hadn't watched an entire quarter from the sidelines in a long time. But today's game made the "Zen Master" have no way to sit on the bench at all.
As for Carlisle, he's very excited right now. You know, it's not a cat or a dog that they're leading, it's the Los Angeles Lakers who have just won two consecutive championships and haven't changed much!
But Carlisle didn't show his emotions and he didn't want his players to let their guard down.
"Well done, the Lakers have been beaten by us. Kobe Bryant is still not in good shape today, and the Lakers can't find an offensive core at all. But don't rejoice too soon, with a team like the Lakers, you don't know what's going to happen until the last second. In the second quarter, the two of you continued to partner in the guard line. Also, I want you to put pressure on Kobe Bryant on both the offensive and defensive ends now! As long as Kobe Bryant is crushed entirely, there is no hope for the Lakers! Carlisle waved his hand and handed over the most important task to Yiyang, a rookie.
Yiyang nodded and defeated Kobe...... That sounds crazy!
Vanessa and Kobe's two daughters sat in the first row of the Staples Center, next to the Lakers bench. At this time, fans are discussing how the Lakers will play next to turn the score around. But in Vanessa's eyes, there is only Kobe.
Bryant had a towel around his neck, and he lay on a chair in a "big" shape, his chest rising and falling violently.
Even during the short interval, Bryant had to ice his ankles and knees to try to improve his pain in these two areas.
Seeing this, Vanessa's heart tingled. But before Kobe Bryant could rest, the electronic beep on the court rang out. The man had to get up again and walk towards the fiercely contested court......
As soon as the game began, the on-site cameraman's lens was aimed at Kobe. Then at the bottom of the screen, Kobe Bryant's stats for today were typed.
He made 1 of 5 shots and scored only 5 points. This is the performance that Kobe Bryant showed in the first quarter of the game. His efficiency value today has naturally become negative.
"Bryant is a game-type player and the more competitive he is, the better he plays. I believe that in the next three quarters, Kobe Bryant will find his form. "Kyle. Thompson is still saying good things about Kobe, and what he said also represents the wish of every Lakers fan.
With swelling and pain, Bryant limped to the court. But after bouncing around the court twice, Bryant became no different from everyone else.
"Man......" Seeing Kobe running slowly, Yiyang muttered to himself in his heart......
The Lakers' tactics became much simpler for the first offense after the start of the second quarter. Phil. Jackson was replaced by Odom, which meant that all four of the Lakers could open up a single opportunity for Bynum to make a basket.
The four men each made a stop outside the three-point line, Fischer hit the ball on the ground, and Bynum opened his big hand to grasp the ball steadily.
In the first quarter of the game, Bynum scored 10 points alone. It's fair to say that without his excellent play, the Lakers might have collapsed by now.
So as soon as the ball came up in the second quarter, Bynum was still the Lakers' first choice. But tricky, Chandler is a top-notch rim protector. Keeping Bynum and Chandler to the ground is not an easy way to score.
This time, Bynum pushed in several times. But when I looked at my feet, it didn't seem to advance much distance. Chandler was determined to fight Bynum to the end, and even when the referee was against him, "The King of Fighters" didn't shy away from him as he did at first.
Seeing that the back hitting time set by the rules was about to end, Bynum had no choice but to forcibly hook his hand.
Although Bynum's shot felt great, the ball was still a fraction of a second off target thanks to Chandler's interference and a slight distance from the basket. Basketball knocked out of the frame, one of the Lakers' most stable offensive points today, and now they don't score!
Bynum missed the shot, and the Lakers immediately stepped back to leave the Mavericks with no space to exploit. Kidd was not in a hurry, and slowly dribbled forward. As he walked, he also gestured and commanded his teammates to run into place. As soon as he stepped across the halfcourt line, the basketball in Kidd's hand suddenly burst out like a bullet!
The target of that "bullet" is none other than Yiyang, who is running.
Yiyang didn't stop after receiving the basketball, and immediately changed direction in front of his body to the left, trying to directly erase Kobe.
Kobe Bryant wasn't slow to react, but as soon as he moved sideways, the pain in his ankle and knee made his movements a little slower.
This trace of procrastination time is completely enough for the extremely fast Yiyang! After changing direction, Yiyang successfully broke through his idol, and the rest of the Lakers blocked Yiyang's passing route. They would rather let Yiyang score on his own than let him lead the whole team to score together.
In the face of the "big gift" sent by everyone on the Lakers, Yiyang jumped up directly, straightened his body in the air, and then shot softly.
Kobe, the once strongest player, had to watch Yiyang, a rookie, shoot easily on his head, and finally hit the basketball.
"For some reason, Bryant seems to have moved a lot slower these two days. The ball just now was normally blocked by Kobe, but this time, it was easy to break through. Bryant's injury seems to be continuing to plague him. ”
Listen to Mike. As soon as Brin said this, many fans remembered that Kobe Bryant's state was indeed not very good in the past few days. He rarely seems to step into the three-second zone, and he's a big hit on the defensive end.
A young man actually attacked a veteran who was injured!? Yiyang's image of the "bad guy" in the hearts of Los Angeles fans is getting fuller and fuller.
"You suck...... You suck...... You're so bad......" In the stands, there were shouts and scolding related to Yiyang. But Yiyang didn't care, he knew that if the injured person was himself, Kobe Bryant would not show mercy.
After being scored by Yiyang, the score difference was widened to 7 points again. In the next round, the Lakers still followed the arrangement of "Zen Master" Jackson and tried to go to the basket to demand opportunities.
Odom held the ball 45° from the left mid-range in an attempt to break past Nowitzki with his own quicker pace.
The all-around warrior did exactly that, and Nowitzki was a little caught off guard by Odom's sudden breakthrough.
When Odom hit the basket and jumped to the basket, Chandler made up from the side and vigorously slapped the basketball away from Odom's hand.
Chandler did it so neatly that the referee couldn't find anything wrong with it. As a result, the defending champions had to silently accept the fact that their attack failed again.
The ball is fanned out of bounds and the Lakers throw a baseline shot. In this ball, Gasol wanted to pass the ball directly to Kobe Bryant outside the diagonal three-point line, because Kobe Bryant's side was on the weak side, and he would have a better chance to break through after receiving the ball.
However, with such a long-distance pass, how can Gasol, the inside line, grasp it well? The Spaniards had a good idea, but it was not the same when it came to execution.
Gasol threw the basketball high into the air, and Kobe Bryant couldn't help but take two steps back, otherwise he wouldn't have received the ball at all. Gasol passed the ball well, because Kobe Bryant was close to the sideline, so if Kobe Bryant couldn't catch this ball, the person who grabbed the ball was very likely to touch it out of bounds.
Just when the basketball was about to fall into Kobe's arms, sure enough, a blue figure flashed out.
The comer's fingers touched the basketball, but they didn't grasp it steadily. The basketball flew out of bounds. Just when all the Lakers players thought it was going to be a throw-in, the No. 1 guard flew straight to the audience and fished the basketball back!
Yiyang fell into the audience, and at the same time, the basketball fell into Kidd's hands, and Kidd advanced quickly, which was a good opportunity to fight back!
Bryant struggled to chase back, while the Lakers reacted quickly. Kidd isn't fast right now, which also creates conditions for the Lakers to return to defense.
Kidd stepped into the three-point line, and Bryant's body slammed into it.
"Bryant, he blocked the Mavericks' fast break!" Kyle. Thompson flicked his fist excitedly, applauding Kobe Bryant's beautiful defense. However, at this moment, a blue lightning bolt suddenly rushed in front of Thompson's eyes.
When the "lightning" turned his back to him, he saw the number behind the man, 1.
Kidd, a guy with a wide field of vision, naturally noticed this, and he suddenly leaned on Kobe Bryant and jumped directly, throwing the ball into the air at will.
Bryant was stunned for a second, and then immediately understood. But...... It's impossible!
Turning around, Kobe Bryant saw Yiyang jump high, as if jumping up to pick apples from a tree, and grabbed the basketball with one hand in the air.
After that, Yiyang's body fell violently due to gravity. He also took advantage of the momentum and slammed the basketball into the basket!
"A powerful aerial relay dunk, also, when did this guy come out!?" Mike. Bryn's surprised voice shouted out the hearts of most Lakers fans.
Yiyang had obviously fallen into the crowd just now, but now he and Kidd had completed a beautiful aerial relay goal. Everyone's mouths were wide open, it didn't make sense.
"It can't be!" Kyle. Thompson held his head in his hands in disbelief, and no player had that kind of pace.
But from now on, such a person was officially born in the NBA!
"Damn, serve!" Bryant picked up the basketball on the ground and handed it to Gasol. At this time, "Black Mamba" is already full of fire, and the only thing he wants to do now is to hurry up and return the color!
Gasol casually sent the baseline ball, but as soon as the ball was out of his hand, Gasol's expression became frightened.
"Little ......"
Before Gasol could finish speaking, Kobe Bryant looked back in the direction of Gasol's eyes. In the next second, Yiyang suddenly appeared in front of Kobe, Kobe hurriedly turned around and prepared to hold the basketball with both hands, and a burst of hair passed through Kobe's body, like the sea breeze this morning, and rolled up Kobe's jersey.
Yiyang still took a step ahead of Kobe and poked the ball away. After grabbing the basketball, he took three steps directly and scored with both hands hanging on the frame.
"Second steal in a row! also caused the opponent's mistake directly when the Lakers served the baseline ball! Oh my God, he's too fast and too quick to judge the passing route! Almost instantly, he rushed to Kobe's side. Even Gasol didn't have time to remind! The Lakers are 11 points behind, and the difference has been widened to two points! ”
Accompanied by Mike. Brin shouted passionately, and Yiyang let go and landed, looking at Gasol and Kobe Bryant, who were still dumbfounded. The face is expressionless, and the trot is back to defense.
Start pressing from the bottom line, what other ball can't that guy grab?
The 11-point difference weighed heavily on the injury-ridden Kobe Bryant, and the road to the playoffs for the defending champion may really end here.