Although Reed is only a rookie and a second-round pick, he can be said to be a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, even in such an important game. However, seeing Kobe's strength to put the ball in the basket to death, he admired it from the bottom of his heart, and even felt a little ashamed, he knew that even if he had such a status, he would not be able to do it to such an extent.

However, admiration is admiration, he still gritted his teeth to grab points for the team, after all, what the 76ers need most now is to score. But he soon found that it was difficult for him to find a comfortable shot, and Kobe Bryant was like a never-tiring robot, obviously just hitting a shot under heavy defense, and almost completed a block in return. If Reed hadn't reacted quickly enough to move the ball out in mid-air, he would have been counted as a mistake this time.

Bryant's performance not only shocked his opponents, but also surprised his teammates. Although this is only the fifth season of Kobe's career, he is still a hairy boy in terms of age, and because there is O'Neal in the team, who has already made a name for himself, Kobe is nominally the second leader of the team, but most of the time the Lakers' games rely on O'Neal's play. However, so far in this game, it can be said that the Lakers' dominance is entirely due to Kobe's play, even if his hand suddenly becomes extremely cold at this time, maybe his teammates will no longer give the ball to the inside in the first place.

O'Neal was also frightened by Kobe, he knew that Kobe could score, but he never knew that he could score so much, and Kobe's performance even made him discourage the idea of fighting for the ball. Of course, it is only for this one game, and it is certainly impossible to convince O'Neal of Kobe, who did not finally laugh and grudge until the 08-09 season.

Although Kobe Bryant likes to play alone, and his individual ability to play alone is also very strong, it doesn't mean that he doesn't like to have some help from his teammates. In his previous life, when he led the team alone, he often got angry at his teammates, largely because the Lakers' role players were average at that time, and later after the Lakers brought Gasol through a trade, Kobe Bryant didn't often beep to his teammates, on the contrary, Gasol also said a lot of good things about Kobe, obviously the relationship between the two is very good.

And now the Lakers players are consciously doing their best on the defensive end to help Kobe Bryant reduce the pressure, so that he can focus more on the offensive end. Kobe Bryant suddenly felt that the burden on his body was much lighter, he just needed to keep scoring on the offensive end, and the defensive side of the matter was handed over to his teammates, and the rebounds were handed over to O'Neal, which couldn't be better.

Seeing that his individual score was about to run for 30 points, Iverson was furious. He was very aggrieved by Fisher's defense before, although the latter's speed was average, but he was better than his body, as long as he was pasted, Iverson's proud speed had to be lowered, and he was completely incomparable to Fisher in terms of physical confrontation. Seeing that the first half of the game was about to end, Iverson's individual score was still fixed at 11 points, which is undoubtedly a shame for a player who averages more than 25 points per game.

But Iverson was not in a hurry to score himself, and he always remembered what Chang Wei said when he laid out his passing training plan: "You are a point guard, and you are the leader of the team." Although the task of organising the attack can be left to Eric, you have to step up and connect the team's attack when it comes to crunch time, whether it's scoring yourself or passing the ball to your teammates, and revitalizing the team's attack is something you have to do on the field. You don't have a choice, because you're the star of the team! ”

Although Chang Wei didn't say it, Iverson knew that he still wanted to pass the ball himself. At this moment, Chang Wei is also anxiously watching the situation on the court from the sidelines, and now the 76ers are 12 points behind, and everyone is basically fighting separately in each offensive round. The Lakers can play like this because they have a Kobe Bryant who is in bad shape in this game, and if the 76ers want to draw a scoop on the gourd, then they will directly announce that they will give up this game, because they can't tie the score in this way.

In that case, you can only reactivate your teammates!

After figuring it out, Iverson was active on the court again, and now he doesn't take Fisher's defense seriously, anyway, I don't shoot and score, you can defend if you like, as long as you can attract the bag, and then pass the ball smoothly to his teammates, Iverson feels that his task is accomplished. Although I can't compete with Kobe, it's not bad if I can win this way.

As Iverson continued to break through the passes, the 76ers' players slowly mobilized their touches, and not only Reed and Lewis began to be active, but Mutombo also began to attack the basket after blocking and picking. Although O'Neal's blocking ability is quite good, Mutombo's bounce is also good, and with Iverson attracting the defense, it is not surprising that Mutombo has consecutive dunks, and it is not something anyone can do to dunk on O'Neal's head.

At the end of the first half, the 76ers narrowed the gap to 6 points with Iverson's thread, which was already the best result. Looking at the statistics of both sides, you can see that Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in the first half, and in such a situation, the 76ers can still narrow the difference to single digits, which is indeed very good. However, it was not enough for them to close the point gap, and every 76ers player in this game came with the belief that they must win, and fortunately, there were still 24 minutes in the second half.

In order not to waste time, everyone hurried out of the tunnel to the dressing room, and they had to seize every minute and second to regain their strength, because everyone knew that the second half was bound to be a more intense battle. Just look at Kobe's performance in the first half, even if he will reduce his scoring efficiency in the second half due to physical problems, but continuing to score like crazy is simply a lice on the monk's head - obviously, and it looks like he has a good chance of breaking the record in the Finals.

The current record for the highest single-game scoring in the Finals also belongs to the Lakers. On April 14, 1962, Lakers legend Elgin Baylor scored 61 points in Game 5 of the Finals against the Celtics, helping the Lakers defeat their opponents 126-121 and win the battle of Kings Mountain. However, unfortunately, the Celtics won two games in a row in the sixth and seventh games, and finally reversed the Lakers to win the championship, and Baylor, who set a single-game scoring record in the Finals, became the most tragic loser. Now it seems that Kobe Bryant is going to re-follow the path of his predecessors and start his era with a scoring feast.