Chapter 207: The Collapsed Kobe

The timeout ended, the game resumed, and the Lakers attacked. Gasol and Odom both went to the left, and Bryant singled with the ball on the right.

Seeing this, Barnes immediately stuck to it, and Kobe Bryant hit Barnes with his back, he first shook to the left, and then turned to the right hand side and made a jumper. Barnes approached Kobe, jumped up, raised his left hand to block it, and flicked the middle finger of his right hand towards the hidden place under Kobe's crotch.

Jackson blocked the view of the referee on the left, and the referee on the right only saw Bryant's back and didn't notice Barnes' small movements at all. This bounce made Kobe Bryant's egg hurt in the air instantly, the shot lost his crosshair, and his backward jump shot missed.

Barnes' face was expressionless, but his heart was extremely excited. "I'll go, I'll run after playing, it's really exciting." Barnes skimmed Kobe Bryant's face and immediately ducked far away and went on a fast attack.

Milicic grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and handed a pass to Jackson, Odom and Gasol both went to the perimeter, and Milicic grabbed the rebound easily. Jackson dodged the Lakers' defense with the ball and scored a layup from the center.

Bryant didn't go back to defense, his facial muscles kept shaking, and he angrily complained to the referee about Barnes's misdeeds. But the referee didn't see it, in the NBA, some small actions of the players can't be seen, so they can only give up, even if Kobe Bryant has a star whistle, the referee can't make a judgment without basis.

Kobe Bryant can't wait to tear Barnes alive now!

The Lakers attacked again, Barnes and Jackson switched defenses with interest, and Jackson smiled in front of Kobe: "Kobe, was Matt cool just now?" I heard that you used to like QJ, how does it compare to QJ this time? ”

The anger in Kobe's heart rose suddenly, but now that the Lakers are attacking, he can't attack. Jackson still chattered, and Jackson continued: "I'll tell you, be careful, if you dare to hit me alone, I'll shoot you to death!" ”

Shoot you!

Kobe Bryant couldn't help but feel a chill in his crotch when he thought of Barnes just now. Jackson saw that Kobe's face darkened again, and continued: "Really, I'm going to shoot you!" ”

It's true! I'll shoot you!

Jackson said this with a wonderful expression on his face, and he stretched out his middle and index fingers, eager to try, without the slightest shame, which made Kobe very angry.

Shameless with your face? Continue to appeal to the referee, Kobe Bryant can't afford to lose that person, forget it the first time, and go to the referee to complain the second time, it would be too embarrassing. The point is that this action is difficult for him to speak.

Kobe and Jackson spew trash talk, and he stimulates him with his salary, saying that Jackson is a child of a poor family, a poor dagger.

Unexpectedly, Jackson didn't care at all, his trash talk had been practiced to the realm of Dacheng, and he immediately counterattacked: "I'm a poor dagger, but I still repair baskets, your annual salary is so high, can your baskets be repaired?" ”

Kobe Bryant was angry, he was most annoyed by others talking about his shooting rate, took the ball and hit Jackson directly, when changing direction, Kobe Bryant pushed Jackson away with his left hand, retreated with the ball with his right hand, and made a jump shot.

Jackson screamed at this point and flew a meter away, but the referee didn't blow it.

Jackson is not angry, once and twice, he doesn't believe that the referee treats it as if he didn't see it every time, as long as he persists, there will be milk, and there will be bread.

Nelson was on the sidelines with Jackson, and when he saw that the referee didn't blow the whistle, he immediately stood up and waved to put pressure on the referee.

The referee is under a lot of pressure, Nelson has been coaching for decades, and he can be described as a Taishan Beidou-level figure in the NBA, just waving his hand, and he has a good grasp of the scale of the blowing penalty, and the referee can't give him a technical foul.

As Nelson pressed, the Warriors booed the referees, and the Warriors demanded to see the replay.

The replay showed that Kobe's movement was not too big, but he did swing his elbow, and the timing of Jackson's fall was also just right.

Several referees discussed together for a long time, and supported the original verdict despite the boos of the audience. The Warriors weren't arguing, and Nelson returned to his seat with interest.

With the Lakers on the main line, Nelson also made adjustments, replacing Milicic and bringing on Rich. Li Zhi topped to the fourth position, and the fifth position was Jordan Jr.

O'Neill said to Milicic from the sidelines: "Pay attention to Jackson's movements, learn a little. Milicic nodded.

At this time, the situation changed again, and Crawford broke through with the ball and bumped into Odom.

Odom's position was not very good, and his acting skills were exaggerated, Crawford gave him a gentle push, and Odom fell. The referee blew the whistle at this time, and the offense was fouled.

The Warriors fans immediately booed the referees, and Nelson listened to the boos from the crowd and nodded with a smile.

In order to win this game, both sides started to play some small moves.

In the following time, the two sides played iron frequently, the shooting percentage was very low, and the Lakers' defense was not clean, and in Jackson's words, the Lakers' skills were really clumsy.

If it weren't for the referee's whistle that was clearly biased in favor of the Lakers, the Lakers players would have been whistled for a foul a long time ago.

At this time, Crawford stepped up again and played a 3+1 against Fisher.

Fisher helplessly spread his hands, he hid, but Crawford went for the foul. The referee also felt the pressure on the Warriors' home court, and the foul was so obvious that it had to be blown.

Crawford's shooting posture has created the conditions for him to draw fouls, and he often has a four-point performance, which can only be considered a routine for him.

Crawford played bravely in this quarter, attacking everything on the offensive end. Richie, Barnes, Jackson and Jordan Jr. were all focused on defense, which made the Lakers' defensive strategy a big mistake.

Nelson put Lee on the court to use Lee's containment to create better offensive opportunities for Crawford. The Lakers' defensive focus was all on Richmond, and the defense of Crawford was slightly relaxed.

With Crawford's breakaway, the Lakers' defense began to mess up, with both Lee and Jackson getting easy scoring opportunities. The Lakers took advantage of Gasol's low-post singles and Odom's high-post playmaking to shoot some shots, but Bryant played poorly and had a dismal shooting percentage.

At halftime, the Warriors led 61-47, with Bryant scoring just four points in the quarter and Crawford scoring 16 points in a single quarter to become the hero who turned the tide.

At halftime, Phil Jackson pondered the Lakers' defense, and Crawford scored 16 points in a single quarter, proving that the Lakers' defense was a failure in this quarter.

TNT and ESPN's commentators are also talking about it, both of whom are experienced from the last era and believe that man-to-man is the most effective way to defend. Ross Barkley, Johnson, Kenny Smith, Joan Barry, they all have had success with man-to-man defense.

Although the Magic supports the Lakers, he does not support the Lakers' joint defense strategy, and he believes that the Lakers' defense bankruptcy in the second quarter is a problem with the choice of defensive tactics. Joan Barry lamented that the NBA's defense is not as good as before.

"The NBA defense used to be tough and hot-blooded, and now the lads are too soft," Magic said. His lament was that for the Lakers' second quarter, Crawford's performance in the second quarter was like the Warriors' Jordan, and the great Lakers dynasty made a bench an All-Star, much to the Magic's disappointment.

Joan Barry said in a weird way: "Hehe, although the NBA's defense is not as good as before, but the Warriors are an exception, look at George's defensive statistics in the first half." ”

5 steals and 4 blocks, Li Zhi used his defense to hit the Warriors with a layer of armor, he was the last insurance for the Warriors, and the Lakers' losses were all due to Li Zhi's defense. Li Zhi gave people a chicken-blooded state in the first half, his defensive skills were not high, but he was very effective, and after sufficient physical confrontation, he predicted the trajectory of basketball in place, and could always interfere with the Lakers' offense.

In addition, the Warriors used the man-to-man defense of the last century, which requires a lot of players' single defense ability, but the Warriors meet this condition. Richie, Stephen Jackson, and Barnes are all tough defensive characters.

In the second half, the Warriors changed tactics, and Morrow was not in good form and sat on the bench. O'Neal, Milicic, Jackson, Rich, and Gerard Green made up the Warriors' second-half starters.

Milicic went up to the No. 4 position, and Li Zhi played the No. 2 position, defending Kobe. Replacing Gerard Green gave the Warriors plenty of off-ball scoring points.

Milicic is responsible for moving to the weak side, and he is more dangerous off the ball than with the ball, and can not only hit jumpers, but also score inside with empty cuts. If the Lakers dare to let him go, Milicic will make the Lakers pay the price.

Li Zhi went to the low post to receive the ball, the Lakers' defensive focus has always been on Li Zhi, even if Crawford suddenly broke out in the second quarter, it did not change the Lakers' tactics, Phil Jackson firmly believes that Li Zhi is the offensive core of the Warriors.

Seeing the change in the Lakers' defense, Jackson immediately passed the ball to Milicic on the weak side, and Milicic took a step outside the three-point line to dangle Ariza, dodge the defense, and scored on a jumper.

Li Zhi defended Kobe Bryant, and O'Neal was there after the blocking, which ensured the pressure of Kobe Bryant by the two defenders, and it was not so easy for the ball to pass out.

Gasol checked the situation in the low post, the Warriors continued to mark man, and when they encountered a resolute change of defense without ball cover, it was difficult for the Lakers to play open positions, and the only advantage was that Odom on the outside was misplaced against Jackson.

Gasol decided to play alone with the ball, dribbled to the middle, made a sharp stop, put on a hook position, Milicic did not jump, Gasol turned back again, Milicic jumped. Gasol turned and jumped up from the other side, picking up the basket with his right hand and coloring.

Gasol's footwork was beautiful, Milicic was difficult to defend, but the Warriors were adamant not to contain it. It doesn't matter if Gasol breaks out, the Warriors' main defense is the others while ensuring offense.

Li Zhi knows that the Rockets lost to the Lakers in their previous life, but they did not prevent others from dying, and Maddie and Yao Ming teamed up to score 60 points and did not win the series.

Resolutely not covering the box is also good for the Warriors' offense, and if Gasol doesn't make a shot, it will be difficult for him to compete for rebounds. Bynum was stuck by O'Neal, and Milicic only needed to reach out to get the rebound, which was more conducive to the Warriors' fast break.

The Lakers let Kobe Bryant single on the outside, and Li Zhi has been close to Kobe. Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball from the high position to the left bottom line, Li Zhi did not choose to steal, gambling steals are unreliable, what Li Zhi has to do is to interfere with Kobe's shot.

Barnes and Jackson like to trash talk when they defend, but Richie is more like a facial paralysis when they defend. Li Zhi knows that his defensive level can defend Kobe, and those small moves are completely unnecessary for him.