After Kobe Bryant came on the court, he brought the latest instructions from the Zen master, and then he controlled the ball, Fisher and Fox were waiting to catch the ball on the outside, and they didn't even need Fisher to take the ball across the half court, Kobe Bryant did it alone.

Seeing Kobe Bryant return to the backcourt to receive the ball, O'Neal's face darkened, if Nima Kobe controlled the ball, what else would he do? He insisted that Bryant would definitely do it alone with the ball himself, rather than passing the ball into his hands.

But soon O'Neal was shocked, Bryant did dribble after half court and used his physical fitness to kill, but after attracting the defense, he suddenly hit the ball and passed it to his own hands. O'Neal, who has rarely enjoyed this treatment this season, also froze in place, but he quickly recovered and a powerful dunk once again stretched the deficit to seven points.

Bryant still had a cool look on his face, and he gave O'Neal a thumbs up, and then the bull complained and ran back to his own half. O'Neal shook his head, he didn't understand if Kobe Bryant had taken the wrong medicine today, it stands to reason that Kobe Bryant could have made a picturesque mid-range jumper before Mutombo's defense was in place, but he actually passed the ball?

However, O'Neal didn't think much about it, since it was passed to himself, it was good to seize the opportunity to score, no matter what Kobe Bryant thought, the shooting opportunity was always in his own hands. And the current situation on the court has not given O'Neal time to think seriously, with the offensive speed shown by the 76ers, if he doesn't return to defense as soon as possible, he may be about to score a goal by them.

In fact, Kobe Bryant was also inspired by the last game, and he scored an astonishing 52 points in a single game and actually lost, and it is clear that the 76ers are not an opponent that can be defeated by themselves. As for the instructions of the Zen master to let himself control the ball, Kobe Bryant also knows that the head coach obviously hopes that he can use the breakthrough to attract the defense, and then create opportunities for his teammates.

It's not that Kobe Bryant can't pass the ball, although he is not a point guard and makes scoring a priority, but his passing still has a certain level, and the only thing that determines whether he will pass or not is his personal will. As long as he believes that his pass will help his team win, then he will be strict with his tactics, just like the one he just made.

The personal relationship of the OK pair is not very good, at least Kobe Bryant's best friend on the team is definitely not O'Neal, who may not even be in the top five. It's okay now, this is only their fifth season together, and Chang Wei knows very well that over time, this pair, which is probably one of the strongest in history, will drift apart and eventually fall apart, so it seems to him that Kobe Bryant is not surprised to pass the ball to O'Neal, and it would be strange if he could do so in the next few seasons.

Kobe Bryant's breakthrough ability is second to none in the Lakers, and when he bursts into the interior, no one dares to let him shoot, Mutombo always subconsciously saves, which gives Kobe the opportunity to constantly feed O'Neal. In desperation, Lewis could only continue to fill the position on the inside, but unfortunately his previous block of O'Neal was only a flash in the pan and was beaten by the latter.

The only consolation for Brown is that the team's outside firepower hasn't waned, and while Lewis has been drained of energy when defending O'Neal, Reed's performance has remained strong. If it weren't for him constantly stopping the bleeding for the team outside the three-point line, the Lakers would have stretched the difference to double digits long ago with the combination of OK.

The Zen master is as steady as Tarzan on the sidelines, and the current state of the OK combination is what he has always dreamed of. It's not easy to coach two top scorers at the same time, when he coached the Bulls, Pippen's scoring ability is obviously not comparable to the current Kobe, who has only averaged 20+ per game in four seasons in his career, and Kobe has shown the potential to be a scoring maniac. However, when Bryant is willing to focus more on passing, the OK combination can bring out the most power.

The two sides chased each other on the court, and the Lakers always maintained a 5- to 7-point lead, and Reed played an important role in that. Whenever the Lakers were ready to stretch the margin further, he always hit a three-pointer from the outside to dispel the Lakers, and by the end of the first half, he had scored a team-high 17 points.

But in the locker room, Brown didn't praise him, even though he was playing well beyond the level of a second-round pick. Not only that, all the 76ers players, including Reed, were severely criticized by the old coach, and they didn't do a good job of defense in the first half when the offense was average, and the Lakers scored 65 points in the half, which is equivalent to a slap in the face for a head coach who bases himself on defense in the league. You say that you are not good at defense, then make up for it on the offensive end, but your performance on the offensive end is average, and you don't try your best on the defensive end, who don't scold you? You must know that there is no form at the defensive end, it all depends on the spirit of stalking and the attitude of never giving up, the offense may be a problem of feel, but the defense is definitely a matter of attitude.

After giving his players a reprimand, Brown began to lay out the focus of the second half, and in his opinion, the team must first do a good job of defense, and then focus on offense on that basis. Although Kobe Bryant and O'Neal's connection is difficult to defend, it doesn't mean that everyone can stay out of the situation, watch them score, and do their best even if they can't prevent it, which is what Brown demands.

As for the offense, there is nothing to say, the 76ers scored 60 points in the first half is not bad, every player on the court has scored, Iverson even sent 8 assists in the half, this is the first time this season, it was Snow who had been brushing assists for a long time before, Iverson himself only needs to charge, and this game he played more like a traditional point guard.

And the 76ers have become accustomed to focusing on outside offense this season, which is determined by their lineup, coupled with Iverson's uncharacteristically starting to organize offense instead of hitting the basket directly, the three-point line can be said to be the lifeline of the 76ers in this game, as long as they continue to maintain a normal three-point shooting rate in the second half, they can compete with the Lakers until the last moment.

While Brown didn't publicly praise Reed's first-half play, it was evident from his move to use Reed as starting point guard in the second half. In Brown's view, Iverson played a lot like that as a playmaker in the first two quarters, and instead of letting Snow come on the court to add a passing point, it was better to let Reed go up and help the team score, although the latter's passing skills are not as good as Snow's, but the offensive firepower is too strong, which is also the most needed trait for the team at the moment.