After Bryant went off the court, Reid felt that the defensive pressure around him dropped a notch in an instant. Harper, who replaced Kobe Bryant as Lakers shooting guard, is a 37-year-old veteran, and although he averaged 23 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game at the peak of his career, it is clear that he is no longer the guy who used to be with the Clippers.

Reed is not known for his athleticism, his strength lies in his physical fitness, which happens to be Harper's weakness. Less than two minutes later, Harper was already gasping for air, and he couldn't keep up with Reed's pace on the defensive end. As a result, Reed got more shooting opportunities, and his shooting percentage was significantly improved compared to when Kobe Bryant was on the floor.

From 5:37 to 3:19 in the first quarter, Reed hit three consecutive three-pointers from almost the same position at a 45-degree angle on the left side to stretch the margin to 11 points in one fell swoop. Kobe Bryant on the sidelines was so anxious that he clenched his fists and couldn't wait to say to the Zen master: "Coach, let me play, if I don't play, Reed will continue to expand the point difference!" ”

The Zen master smiled incomprehensibly and said, "It's not a big problem, there are still more than three quarters in the game, and it is not difficult to recover 11 points." And there is not much time left in the first quarter, you should continue to rest on the bench, I promise, you will be in the starting lineup in the second quarter, and it is up to you whether you can limit his play at that time! ”

After listening to the Zen master's words, Kobe Bryant sat back in his seat helplessly, and now he began to regret his irrational behavior. But just like the Zen master said, 11 points is not an irreparable gap, anyway, there are still three quarters to go!

However, the Zen master quickly regretted not letting Kobe Bryant on the court in time, and in the final minute of the game, Reed hit another three-pointer and also handed out two assists. Although O'Neal continued to score inside, the 76ers still led by as many as 15 points at the end of the first quarter, 45-30, which was the 76ers' largest lead in a single quarter in this series.

At the end of the first quarter, the Zen master looked at the numbers on the scoreboard without any expression on his face. He won't admit his mistake and it's just a slight bit of what he expected, 15 points behind is no different from 11 points down, and he has a strong belief in his team as the score is now 2-2.

The break quickly passed, and the Zen master kept his promise to put Kobe Bryant on the court once more, while he also put O'Neal off the court to rest. The inside monster played the entire 12 minutes of the first quarter, and although he didn't look very tired, the Zen master gave him some rest time to be on the safe side, and instead let Kobe Bryant lead the team on both offensive and defensive ends.

However, when Bryant was aggressively preparing to trouble Reid on the defensive end, Brown put Reed on the bench and used Snow as a shooting guard instead. Although Reed scored 19 points in the first quarter, while also grabbing four rebounds and three assists, Brown didn't plan to continue to drain his full energy, and a proper rest was necessary.

Seeing that the player opposite him became Snow, Kobe Bryant felt that he punched directly on the cotton, which made the fire in his heart burn even more. This time Kobe Bryant vented his anger on the offensive end, his continuous singles with the ball made Snow unguardable, and the Lakers played a wave of 9-0 small climaxes under his leadership to instantly chase the score.

Originally, Brown wanted Reed to continue to rest, but Reed's desire to play was very strong, and he felt that his hand in this game was hotter than the previous game, and wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't help the team open up the point difference in time? So after Horry hit another three-pointer, Brown hurriedly let Reed play, but he replaced not Snow, but backup point guard McGee, in Brown's opinion, McGee's organizational ability is far inferior to Snow, who can also help Reed wipe his ass on the defensive end.

It stands to reason that Reed, as a rookie who was drafted in the second round, is the right thing to do for Snow, but his shooting has been recognized by all his teammates, and Snow is a team-oriented player, so he has no objection to Brown's arrangement, even if he is still covering Reid in the locker room.

With Snow sharing the pressure on the defensive end, Reed was able to put more energy into the offensive end. Although Snow's breakthrough is not as sharp as Iverson, Reed now does not need his teammates to create shooting space for him, and without shooting opportunities, he relies on his own ball-handling singles to create opportunities, after all, in addition to three-point shots, his pull-up jump shot also shows a lot of fire, even in the face of interior players who come up from the defense, he can also calmly shoot from medium and long distances.

Kobe Bryant's desperate defense didn't seem to be of any use, and instead he was beaten 2+1 by Reed once, this time he was not as irrational as he was in the first quarter, but when you think about it, it is even more sad. For the Lakers, the most tragic thing is that Reed's shooting led the rest of the 76ers, Snow, Lewis and Bell all hit three-pointers from the outside, and by the end of the second quarter, the Lakers were still 63-75 behind, and Reed played 7 minutes and 23 seconds in this quarter, although he only scored 11 points, but handed out 5 assists, and his excellent play was also the reason why the 76ers led by double digits at halftime.

When the halftime whistle blew, Kobe Bryant walked to the players' tunnel with his head a little dejected, looking at his lost back, but Chang Wei was secretly proud. In fact, Chang Wei was a fan of Kobe for a long time in his previous life, although he is now on the opposite side of his idol, but he is quite concerned about Kobe's performance, watching Kobe lead the Lakers to win two games in a row, he can be said to be painful and happy. But now, the players he cultivated have made Kobe Bryant disgraced, which may be the greatest respect for his idol.

Thinking of this, Chang Wei couldn't help but look at Reid, who was now hurrying to sign autographs for the fans near the entrance of the players' tunnel, and his performance in the first half had undoubtedly conquered the home fans. 30 points, five rebounds and eight assists in the half, which is already the stats of many players in a game, but he did it all in just half a game.

This made Chang Wei start to imagine Reed's performance in the second half, and if the Lakers still don't plan to defend him, this game may make this second-round pick famous!