At the post-game press conference, the Zen master did not avoid the highly targeted questions from reporters, and most of these questions were related to Kobe's obstinate behavior. However, the Zen master still gave Kobe Bryant a lot of face, and he explained Kobe's behavior as personal heroism caused by overly competitive spirit, and did not criticize him too much. But at the same time, the Zen master also said that he would try his best to restrain Kobe Bryant in the next game, after all, basketball is a five-person sport, and it is difficult to win the finals alone.

When the Zen master made an impassioned speech on the stage, Chang Wei showed an inexplicable smile below. If Kobe Bryant can be restrained, then he is not Kobe, and the Zen master may be able to barely suppress his character, but he can't make him play exactly the way he wants. In fact, the current Lakers are not suitable for Kobe Bryant, in addition to O'Neal, the newly signed Payton and Malone are also competing for dominance intentionally or unintentionally, such a team is just a burden for Kobe.

However, to Chang Wei's great surprise, at the beginning of the second game, Kobe Bryant really played completely different from the previous game. Although he still keeps taking the ball and killing first, when his teammates are in a gap, his pass can always arrive first, of course, Kobe's pass is not so riotous, but the accuracy is still very guaranteed.

Payton, who was robbed of his job, did not break the jar, but formed the engine of the Lakers with Kobe Bryant, and they took turns to organize and organize the team's offense, and directly played a wave of 9-0 starts. They were greeted by crazy boos from the fans, but for the Lakers players, this is all trivial, they just want to win this game, boos or something, there have been too many such encounters in the careers of the Lakers' main players.

The Pistons don't intend to give the Lakers the initiative, and they're doing everything they can to limit their opponents' play. However, Bryant's 180-degree transformation did cause them a lot of trouble, Prince's defense is not as effective as before, if he sticks too close, Bryant can pass the ball to his teammates, and he can run empty-handed to catch the ball and shoot.

The Lakers' sudden outburst caught the Pistons off guard, Hamilton was constantly scoring, but his movement also seemed very difficult, Kobe Bryant put more energy into the defensive end after reducing the forced offense, under his harassment, Hamilton had a hard time finding real open spots, had to often reluctantly shoot, and had to be careful of Kobe's blocks.

At this time, Brown could have tried to replace Hamilton with Wade, but the Flash had a bad stomach before the game began. Although the team doctor gave him some pills for diarrhea in a timely manner, Wade still needed some time to return to normal, which made Brown feel both annoyed and helpless, and could only hope for the rest of the players on the court.

Thomas returned to the starting lineup this time, in fact, Brown is a more stubborn coach, and he used to let Dior play the starting lineup just as a last resort, but now Thomas is back to normal, and the team's starting lineup has returned to its original configuration. When Hamilton was entangled by Kobe Bryant and couldn't get out, Thomas decisively pulled to the outside to shoot three-pointers, and his hand was really good, two consecutive three-pointers helped the Pistons stabilize their position a little, and also created space for breakthroughs.

The Pistons scored just 22 points at the end of the first quarter, and to make matters worse, they allowed the Lakers to score 35 points. The Lakers' top five starters all scored, and the most points were naturally O'Neal, who scored 11 points against Big Ben's defense, and everyone else contributed on the offensive end, and the Pistons' defense looked like nothing.

After the first quarter, Brown sprayed his saliva on the sidelines, waving his tactical board and saying, "The opponent played well in the first 12 minutes, but that's not a reason for us to fall behind, I don't know why you all look listless, but it's only the second game, if you don't want to be booed by the home fans, cheer me up!" But in the second quarter, you guys were on the bench and watched me and see how the rest was playing. ”

Wade has improved a lot under the timely treatment of the team doctor, and Brown dared to put him on the court, but he still advised: "If you feel that you are still a little unwell, don't be strong, teammates will always be your strongest backing." ”

Although he was able to play, Wade still seemed a little empty, and he could only give up his main attack and focus all his energy on combing the offense. Fortunately, the Pistons' scorers off the bench are still trustworthy, in addition to Wade, Crawford and Dio can provide firepower, and Haywood can occasionally go straight to the basket after a pick-and-roll, or grab a rebound in the front court to complete a secondary offense. The absence of Wade may cause some trouble, but the impact is far less than imagined.

may feel that O'Neal also consumed a lot of physical strength in the first quarter, so it is very rare for the Zen master to only leave Kobe Bryant on the court and take the bench to play for a period of time at the beginning of the second quarter. This arrangement is in Kobe's hands, and the other four are trying their best to create opportunities for him to shoot, he just needs to keep holding the ball and putting the ball in the basket.

This time, however, he met a guy who didn't play his cards according to the rules. This season, Wade quickly became the number one man on the bench after joining the team, but everyone overlooked another person - Crawford. You must know that he was the team's best sixth man last season, and the game was in chaos. And Crawford's shooting is even more unreasonable than Wade's, as long as he finds his touch, he dares to shoot from anywhere inside and outside the three-point line, and he can really hit it.

In the face of such Crawford, the Lakers had no choice but to watch him and Kobe Bryant compete against each other. However, in terms of feel, Crawford's game may be hotter than Kobe, there is a very obvious gap in the shooting percentage of the two sides, coupled with Haywood's unsparing efforts to frantically scramble for frontcourt rebounds on the inside, the Pistons actually caught up with the score little by little.

By the time the coaches of both sides were ready to switch to the main team, the Pistons had narrowed the gap to five points, which was acceptable for them. Of course, in addition to Crawford, who hit consecutive difficult shots, Wade, who did not score 1 point but delivered 4 assists, also contributed greatly, if it were not for him to take on the responsibility of organizing the offense, it would be difficult for the Pistons to start directly.