"These two guys are really strong!" Looking at Kobe Bryant and Meng Xu, who were fighting inextricably on the court, Magic Johnson's tone was full of excitement, only such an evenly matched duel could contribute a wonderful game to the audience, but unfortunately Meng Xu was a little late, and the current situation was very unfavorable to the Pacers.

After the start of the third quarter of the game, in order to narrow the difference between the two sides as soon as possible, Larry Bird directly sent the main lineup to continue chasing points, and on the Lakers' side, Phil Jackson let Kobe Bryant play with the bench lineup, and used the bench lineup to play against the main lineup of the Pacers, if both sides play normally, the Lakers will definitely not last long, but the surprising bench lineup led by Kobe Bryant is now inseparable from the main lineup of the Pacers, under the pressure of the Pacers. Bryant didn't seem to be affected in any way, but instead gave people a feeling of being at ease. And after Meng Xu also began to exert his strength and was ready to take over the game, the entire court became a stage for Kobe and Meng Xu, two people, you hit a goal, I will return another goal, the difference between the two sides not only did not narrow, but there is a trend of getting bigger and bigger.

"It's still a little bit close!" As the whistle sounded at the end of the third quarter, Meng Xu shook his head helplessly, in the third quarter of the game, Meng Xu had played 100% of the state, but in the end he still didn't get Kobe, not only in vain in the defensive end of the tight defense of Kobe, in the offensive end of 14 shots 8, 17 points in a single quarter, and led the Pacers to score 34 points in the third quarter, the difference between the two sides was not only not narrowed but further widened. Kobe Bryant, who is in the state of this game, is really a god blocking and killing God, Buddha blocking and killing Buddha, Meng Xu scored 17 points in a single quarter, he scored 19 points in a single quarter, and after adding 21 points in the first quarter, 10 points in the second quarter, and at the end of the third quarter of the game, Kobe Bryant has already scored 50 points.

"The single-game scoring record in the finals won't be broken again, right?" Looking at the technical statistics in his hand, Michaels was shocked, 50 points in the third quarter, only 14 points away from the record of 64 points in a single game created by Meng Xu in the finals last season, if Kobe Bryant can maintain the first three quarters of the game in the fourth quarter, such a hot state, I am afraid it is really possible to refresh this record today, Meng Xu's single-game scoring record in the finals created by Staples, if it is broken in Staples, it is also a good story.

"It should be unlikely, Kobe Bryant hardly rested in the first three quarters of the game, and it is not so easy to score more than 14 points in the fourth quarter." Looking at Kobe Bryant, who was sweating profusely when he left the game, the magician said with some regret. Meng Xu's game of slashing 64 points in the finals last season is the most frequently broadcast game by ABC this year, although after the 82-point night in Madison, the finals seem to have a tendency to be forgotten, but that game is still regarded as a great shame by the Lakers, as the Lakers' famous Magic Johnson, his heart is somewhat diaphragm, if Kobe can wash away this shame in the game with the Pacers, it would definitely be better, but now it is obviously impossible, After consuming each other with Meng Xu in the third quarter, Kobe Bryant's physical condition can no longer support him in the intensity of the finals, maintaining the almost crazy state in the first three quarters of the game, and with Magic Johnson's understanding of Larry Bird, Larry Bird will not let Kobe Bryant break this record like this.

"Larry, Tyshawn's defense of Kobe Bryant is better than that of Meng and James defending Kobe!" After the start of the fourth quarter of the game, Larry Bird, who wanted to fight to the death, once again sent the lineup in the first game of the series, replacing Meng Xu as a small forward, Tyshawn Prince, and the defensive effect on Kobe Bryant made Lester Connell shine directly. Because Meng Xu changed to play organizational guard, the responsibility of defending Kobe Bryant was handed over to Prince, and in the case of Prince's single defense supplemented by James Posey's bag, Kobe lost the accuracy of the first three quarters of the game, and all three shots after the opening were missed.

"Hmm!" Larry Bird responded, still looking at the game on the court with a sad face, although Kobe Bryant looked dumb, but O'Neal, who had been resting for most of the first three quarters of the game, now came out to take over the game, and Meng Xu After fighting with Kobe for a whole quarter, his physical strength was obviously a little exhausted, and under the huge point difference, Meng Xu had begun to use 3 points in advance to grab points, but in the case of physical exhaustion, Meng Xu's shooting rate was also not ideal.

"Today's game was really unexpected." In the third game of the Pacers and Lakers series, as the difference between the two sides was widened to 20 points, at the beginning of the second half of the fourth quarter, the Pacers switched to the bench lineup and gave up the game, and with only 6 minutes left in the game, there was no suspense in this game.

"That's true, in today's game, Kobe's performance is amazing! Throughout the game, Meng Xu was personally defending him, but in this game, Kobe Bryant still scored 54 points, 22 of 36 shots, 6 of 11 3-point shots, shooting more than 60% from the field, and more than 50% from 3-point range. If it weren't for the decline in physical strength in the final stage and the desperate madness of the Pacers, maybe Kobe Bryant might have broken the Finals scoring record. Although this game has entered garbage time in advance, but the game is not over, the commentary will continue, but the thoughts of several commentators on the scene are obviously no longer on the court, and the focus of their discussion is now Kobe Bryant's performance in this game, and at the same time regret that Kobe Bryant failed to score more points and hit the single-game scoring record in the finals. Elgin Baylor's Finals single-game scoring record has stood for 40 years, and Meng Xu was challenged by Kobe Bryant in the second season after breaking this record.

"Maybe it's because O'Neal was so brilliant in the past that we all ignored Kobe Bryant. No wonder Larry keeps emphasizing that Kobe Bryant is the most threatening one on the Lakers! Kobe's performance today deserves Larry's praise! After Magic Johnson finished speaking, Michaels also responded, although Meng Xu always claimed in an interview that only Kobe Bryant was his opponent in the entire Lakers, and Larry Bird also kept touting Kobe, but Michaels and the mainstream media in the United States never believed that Kobe and the current Meng Xu were players of the same grade, but through today's game, when Kobe became the offensive core of the Lakers, the ability he showed, It really made people see the attack power of Kobe Bryant and Meng Xu.

"Mitch, looks like we still have a chance!" When the whistle blew at the end of the game, looking at the score of 108-123 on the big screen, in one of the best boxes in the center of Staples, the current vice president of the Lakers, Jim Buss, got up from the couch and applauded while looking at general manager Mitch Kupchak next to him.

"Yes, Jim, the final victory will be ours!" Mitch Kupchak clenched his fists tightly, as long as the Lakers can win this season's championship, not only Jim Buss will be recognized by his father and officially obtain the right to inherit the Lakers, but Mitch Kupchak, who has been Jerry West's younger brother for more than ten years, can also prove to the world that he is no worse than Jerry West.

"Maybe everything is not as Phil said, under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers can still play well." After teaming up to expel Jerry West, rifts are now beginning to appear between the Buss siblings, with general managers Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss on the same page, and head coaches Phil Jackson and Jenny Buss on the same side, and a new round of power grabbing will unfold with the Lakers.