Chapter 771: Patience

"Kobe Bryant got rid of Tyshawn Prince's defense and hit a jumper!"

"Excellent offensive run, Kobe Bryant on the weak side got the opportunity to misplace the single Tony Allen, turned back and made a jumper, the ball went in, a very stretched movement, a near-perfect backward position, Tony Allen couldn't do anything at all."

"Kobe Bryant caught the ball near the bottom corner, he shook off Tyshawn Prince's defense, made a three-point shot, hit again! He's already scored 11 points in the third quarter! ”

"Kobe Bryant's hand is very hot, and his current form is simply unstoppable!"

I have to say that the crazy Kobe Bryant is still very terrifying, James Posey and Tyshawn Prince took turns to play, but they couldn't restrain him, seeing Kobe's personal score rising, the third quarter of the game has not yet broken through 30 points, so Magic Johnson sitting in the commentary seat is also getting more and more excited, and his emotions are getting higher and higher.

"Tyshawn, keep up a little bit, increase the intensity of the defense, and increase the difficulty of his shot, but be careful and try not to foul."

"Alright, guys, it's time, come on, come on!" After Kobe Bryant scored consecutive points, Rick Carlisle directly called a timeout, hoping to interrupt his touch, but Rick Carlisle did not change the Pacers' defensive strategy during the timeout, but asked the players on the court to play the remaining minutes of the third quarter according to the tactics arranged before, Kobe's outburst was what Rick Carlisle expected, so Rick Carlisle did not arrange a bag or anything for Kobe, Instead, they continued to follow the defensive strategy that had been laid out before the start of the game to continue to deal with him.

Although Kobe Bryant's consecutive scores just now are very bluffing, but in the overall situation, the two sides are still in equilibrium for the time being, after Kobe Bryant scored 7 points in a row, the Lakers are only 2 points ahead of the Pacers, and there is still some truth in Rick Carlisle's decision not to change, after all, Kobe Bryant cannot maintain such a feeling in the next game, and Kobe's style of play is very physically demanding. With the rotation of James Posey and Tyshawn Prince, Kobe's stamina will be problematic sooner or later.

"Defend, defend, defend。。。。。。" As the game on the pitch became more intense, so did the fans at the Bankers' Living Arena, and as Derek Fisher began to push forward with the ball, the stadium rang out with a uniform roar.

Phil Jackson may have also noticed the problem of Kobe's declining physical strength, so in this offense after the timeout, Kobe's position on the court has also changed, in the Lakers' previous arrangement, Kobe Bryant needs to create a suitable shot opportunity by running without the ball after arriving in the frontcourt, and in this offense, Kobe Bryant appeared directly outside the three-point line on the right side of the court, after receiving a pass from Derrick Fisher and attracting the attention of the Pacers' defense, He passed the basketball to Pau Gasol, who had reached the top of the arc.

And Pau Gasol, who received Kobe's pass, did not observe his teammates' running at the top of the arc as before, but chose to directly single Darko Milicic, and after hitting Dako Milicic twice in a row sideways, Pau Gasol turned his back directly and shot from a mid-distance near the free throw line.

There was a bang, and the basketball thrown by Pau Gasol hit the front of the basket and bounced directly to the left side of the court.

Looking at the basketball that was taken into Meng Xu's arms, Kobe Bryant on the right side of the court frowned slightly, and then quickly retreated.

After Rick Carlisle called a timeout, Phil Jackson predicted that the Pacers might change their defensive strategy against Kobe, so Phil Jackson asked Kobe to temporarily give up the shot and shift the Lakers' primary attack point to Pau Gasol, which can put some pressure on Kobe and allow Kobe to take the opportunity to rest for a while.

Meng Xu, who grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, did not wait for his teammates behind him to follow, so he directly launched a fast attack, and scored easily with a layup, helping the Pacers equalize the score.

"Ron, watch your defenders." After Meng Xu scored a layup, Kobe, who was already a little unhappy, immediately shouted at Ron Artest, who was defending Meng Xu, when Meng Xu was grabbing the rebound, Ron Artest was still with Meng Xu, but when Meng Xu grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break and scored a layup, Ron Artest had just retreated to the paint area, which had to make people doubt Ron Artest's defensive attitude.

β€œF***。” Artest can't say it now, he has been working very hard to retreat just now, but this guy in front of him is like a bolt of lightning, the more he chases, the more he is left behind.

After teaching Ron Artest a lesson, Kobe Bryant ran directly to the front court with a dissatisfied face, today's game, Kobe Bryant can't lose no matter what, because this game is not only related to the trend of the finals, but also determines whether Kobe Bryant's boasting before the start of the game can be rounded, so any teammates who are dragging their feet in the game, Kobe Bryant will not be polite to him.

Kobe Bryant, who arrived in the front court, held the ball on the right side of the three-point line as usual, and then Paul Gasol pulled up to near the free throw line, and passed the basketball to Pau Gasol, when Pau Gasol singled Dako Milicic again to no avail, Kobe's brows wrinkled directly into a Sichuan shape, seeing Kobe Bryant's current appearance, Phil Jackson, who has been sitting firmly on the sidelines on the Diaoyutai, instantly had a bad premonition, Kobe Bryant's patience and trust in his teammates are limited, Once the performance of his teammates around him can't meet Kobe's expectations, then Kobe won't trust them.

Sure enough, what worried Phil Jackson happened, after Paul Gasol's mid-range shot hit the iron, the offense and defense switched, and the Pacers coordinated through Darko Milicic and Jermaine O'Neal's basket inside cross, and Jermaine O'Neal hooked the shot, and the Pacers overtook the score.

If the Pacers overtook the score, it just made Phil Jackson a little worried, then Kobe's next performance made Phil Jackson directly frightened, because after the Pacers overtook the score, Kobe directly ignored Phil Jackson's arrangement at the timeout and began to hold the ball alone.