Chapter 62: Don't Pass the Ball to Me
Kobe Bryant glanced at Oden coldly, but the team's 'excellent' defense of Oden inside made Kobe Bryant speechless.
Looking at the end of the first quarter with two minutes left, Lakers head coach Phil. Jackson called a timeout, Kobe Bryant walked to the bench with a cold face, and the player sitting on the bench took the initiative to get out of the way.
Kobe Bryant did it unceremoniously, his gloomy face dripping water. Without paying attention to his teammates around him, Kobe Bryant looked up at the scoreboard, the red score on it was particularly dazzling, 25:32, and it was the Lakers who were behind!
Phil. Jackson simply arranged the tactics, and this timeout was not to arrange tactics, but to rotate and replace Kobe, who had been fighting until now, to rest!
Phil. Jackson also knows that only by ensuring Kobe's physical fitness, even if he is behind by double digits, he can still catch it back, if Kobe's physical strength is exhausted prematurely, then this game will be really cold!
Jordan. Famar brought Vujasic, Bynum and Turyaf and Odom, this is Phil. Jackson's rotation lineup.
Since getting this promising center forward Andrew. Bynum, the Lakers began to consciously cultivate. From averaging 7.8 points per game last season to 15.2 points per game to now, Bynum began to exchange talents, which has also become a point that Kobe Bryant is looking forward to.
Back on the pitch, Bynum became the team's attacker, while Odom began to control the ball and deploy personnel on the pitch.
With Oden also out of the pitch, Aldridge was put on the centre-forward position and Frye came on as a substitute.
Bynum then held the ball inside against Aldridge, turned his back and scored with a backhand. Bynum clearly felt that compared to Oden just now, these are two levels of defense.
Aldridge was also not to be outdone, and returned a goal to Bynum! By the end of the first quarter, two minutes into the second quarter, the Trail Blazers led by 13 points, 43:30.
After the Lakers called a timeout, the two sides changed to the main lineup again! Bryant, who had just come on the court, held the ball and attacked the basket.
As soon as Fisher pushed the ball across the halfcourt, Bryant asked for the ball. After Kobe Bryant received the ball, he ran two steps along the three-point line, and the Lakers players consciously pulled the formation apart, causing a 1-on-1 situation for Kobe.
Roy faced Kobe Bryant again, this time Kobe Bryant, who was ready to fire on his full firepower, brought huge pressure to Roy, and Roy, who had just come on the court and had not exercised much, had sweat oozing from his forehead.
Kobe Bryant broke through to the inside line against Roy's defense, and when it came to the free throw line, Kobe naturally turned around and put his back on Roy.
After making a feint to the left to fool Roy, Bryant suddenly rolled over and stepped back, throwing the ball out of the air as he drifted through the air.
"......Nothing but the net!" Hollow into the net, the white basketball net set off a white wave.
Brown continued to defend Oden, and Aldridge, who had been fighting hand-to-hand in the penalty area, took the initiative to give up the turf to Oden. Although the confrontation on the inside can be completed, Aldridge is not used to this kind of hand-to-hand combat, not to mention the existence of Oden!
Aldridge came to the high post to cover Roy, and this time Roy didn't take the ball away, but handed the ball to Aldridge and ran to the baseline near the three-point line empty-handed.
Aldridge held the ball high and saw that Oden was stuck in position, so he hoisted it in. Oden jumped up to take the ball down and arched Brown hard.
Brown pressed hard against Auden, and suddenly, Auden's swinging arm elbowed Brown's shoulder. Brown, who had not returned to normal from his shoulder injury, felt pain in his shoulder again.
But! Brown didn't retreat and pushed harder against Auden. After another hard push against Brown, seeing that there was no good chance, Oden passed the ball back to Aldridge, who was still in the high post.
At the same time, Roy, who was outside the three-point line on the baseline, suddenly started running towards the restricted area.
"Greg!" When Roy was about to reach the penalty area, he suddenly shouted Oden's name, but the speed was not the slightest slow.
"Understood!" Auden replied loudly.
After hearing Auden's answer, Roy felt like a small stone had been put down in his heart, and moved even more boldly.
Bryant followed behind Roy and was suddenly blocked by a solid block when he entered the penalty area.
It turned out that when Roy shouted Oden's name loudly, Oden, who often trains together, instantly understood Roy's meaning and was ready to cover at any time.
Passing by from the penalty area to the other side, Roy instantly completed the gorgeous turn of being marked to an empty position like a sea! Catch, jump shot. Roy, who was not in a hurry, accurately shot the ball into the basket.
The audience who watched the game also applauded for a cooperation, and the Trailblazers fans who were afraid that the three would compete for power before, also felt a little relieved after seeing a seamless cooperation.
"Tsk...... This is a little interesting! This kid McMillan has learned a lot from me! "Phil. Jackson muttered.
"These three boys still have this cooperation, I didn't even notice it, it's hidden deep enough!" On the other side, McMillan rubbed the stubble on his chin, looking thoughtful.
"Well done!" The trio high-fived each other as they returned to the defense to celebrate the perfect fit.
"Do you think I'm going to ask for the ball again this time?" Bryant was half-squatting, his hands resting on his knees, and the sweat on his face began to gather into beans and began to drip down.
"I said you won't, you're willing to ask for the ball; I said you would, and you definitely don't want the ball! You say, so how can I guess if you will ...... it! You're playing like that! Funny? ”
While Roy was reasoning, Kobe Bryant suddenly caught the ball, activated instantly, and crossed Roy's side.
"I guess you'll ......" Roy muttered as he watched Kobe Bryant's pull-up jump shot.
"Huh...... You're so cute! After Bryant scored, he turned around and said to Roy, looking mischievous with a slight smile on his face.
Resisting the team and moving forward on his shoulders has made Kobe used to this mode of play, and Kobe Bryant standing on the court controls the team's absolute possession!
did not live up to the trust of his teammates, and in the face of Roy's defense, Kobe Bryant cut points one after another to narrow the point gap.
The Trail Blazers' lack of restraint on Kobe Bryant made Trail Blazers fans very unhappy.
“Defence,Defence!” The arena suddenly shouted defence, from one to two, to three, from one chant to a monstrous voice.
When Kobe Bryant attacked with the ball again, Oden directly ignored Brown next to him and followed Roy to encircle Kobe.
In the face of the double bag, Kobe Bryant did not do it brutally, but passed the ball into the inside, and in Kobe's opinion, Brown must have scored easily in the face of an empty inside.
Unexpectedly, Brown reached for the ball, but the ball got out of Brown's hand and flew out of the line.
Oden, who was originally defending Brown, looked at Roy and smiled when he saw this, what a pair of butter hands!
Twice in a row, Kobe Bryant couldn't bear to call a timeout, I'm afraid this Brown is the undercover agent opposite!
"Don't pass the ball to me, I'm afraid I won't be able to score!" As soon as he walked near the bench, Brown opened his mouth and said to Kobe.