Chapter 42: An Unexpected Victory
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"It's not going to go on like this!" Young looked at the score on the scoreboard, 104:103, the Pelicans only led by one point, and this score was nothing when there were six minutes left in the game, and it could be overtaken at any time.
The pressure of the playoffs is really different from the regular season, and the fat man sighed in his heart. He just spent a point to check the fitness of the players on the court, his own players are relatively young, and the average fitness is still 23 percent, while the Lakers' average physical fitness is only 14 percent.
This kind of physical fitness will definitely not continue to play in the regular season, because it is too easy to get injured. The fierce collision on the court is easy to cause all kinds of injuries if you are not careful, and the Lakers players have accumulated all kinds of injuries, big and small, and it is not worth fighting so hard for a small victory.
But right now the Lakers are still desperate. Nash couldn't stand the break anymore, the sweat on the faces of the other players dripped to the floor without money, and their waists were not very straight.
Yang Yi's physical fitness is actually not much left, only 17 percent. He runs a lot more than his teammates on the field and consumes more energy.
Taking advantage of the short break, he quickly entered the system and bought a bottle of physical recovery potion to replenish his strength. The Stamina Recovery Potion could only support him for five minutes, and it was not as powerful as the Tonic Pill that could support an entire game. But even so, he still has an incomparable advantage over other players on the field.
Bang dang!
After playing again, Yang Yi used his physical advantage to quickly break through Waldpis and enter the interior to complete the dunk.
Kobe Bryant looked at the fat man who walked back after scoring a violent dunk, and at this time he only had an exclamation mark in his heart: It's here again, it's finally here again!
This was the case when the sniper Pelicans won 33 consecutive victories, and everyone was about the same physical, but Yang Yi arrived in the last quarter as if possessed by a god, ushered in a big explosion, and slashed the Lakers off the horse in one fell swoop.
"Pay attention to defending the one, strengthen the defense against him, use the two-man package at the critical moment, and don't give him room to play." D'Antoni called a halt to the fight after one round, and he saw that something was wrong, and it was a similar scene to the beginning.
It was also the last quarter, and when the other players were not very active, Yang Yi would always usher in an outbreak. The point is that the Lakers are helpless against this situation and simply can't stop it. That's why D'Antoni asked his players not to let Yang Yi go, even if they used the trap tactics against him.
"In addition, let's try to choose the most certain time to make a move, otherwise it will be easy to be opened up by the Pelicans." D'Antoni admonished.
The Lakers nodded, they already deeply realized Yang Yi's awesomeness. Once your own hit rate comes down, being pulled away by the Pelicans is simply a sure thing.
However, although D'Antoni made arrangements for Yang Yi's abnormal performance, the situation on the field could not be changed by his will.
Just when the Lakers players chased and intercepted Yang Yiwei, there was an unexpected scene on the court. Yang Yi was holding the ball and preparing to break through Waldpais, who intercepted him, and Kobe Bryant rushed over from the side to wrap it up. At this time, he didn't care whether Yang Yi was a rookie or not when he first entered the league, as long as he could defeat the Pelicans, all problems would not be a problem.
It was too late, and just as Yang Yi broke through the exhausted Waldpais, Kobe Bryant struggled to take a big step forward and came to Yang Yi at once. But it was this step that led to the Lakers' rout in this game.
Kobe Bryant felt something was wrong before and after he came to Yang, he didn't stand firm for a while, and fell in front of Yang Yi, startling the fat man who was holding the ball and preparing to break through.
He really doesn't know which Kobe Bryant is singing!
But after seeing the pained look on Kobe's face, he knew what was going on.
Kobe Bryant is injured! It was the only thought in his mind.
It stands to reason that Kobe's injury is a good thing for them, and the Lakers' combat effectiveness without Kobe Bryant will at least drop a notch. But I don't know why, the fat man didn't have a trace of happiness in his heart.
Every player will have a day when he will get injured if he is not careful. Competitive sports are fascinating, and injuries are commonplace.
He put the ball away while crouching down and asked Bryant if he needed help. Seeing this, the rest of the Lakers players also surrounded him, and Kobe's condition looked worrying.
The referee also blows a halt to the game. Kobe Bryant is the league's top superstar and deserves to be treated like a superstar.
The Lakers players were ready to help Kobe Bryant down, but Kobe refused their kindness, and after glancing at Yang, he limped to the bench.
There was no cheering at the Smoothie King Center, and although they knew that the Pelicans had won after Kobe Bryant's departure, Kobe's lonely expression on the court prevented them from celebrating the victory in advance.
Yang watched intently as Kobe Bryant moved to the bench step by step, feeling very uncomfortable. Originally, Kobe Bryant was injured, and now he is still injured, and this playoffs must be reimbursed.
Do you have Kobe Bryant such a day? The fat man thought to himself. Ordinary people only see Kobe's scenery, but they don't know what hardships are behind the scenery, and injuries are inevitable.
If it weren't for the hard work in the playoffs, Kobe Bryant wouldn't have ended up like this. But what about yourself? If the Pelicans needed their own day, would they be as desperate as Kobe Bryant? The fat man asked himself in his heart.
Although there are injury recovery potions, a 300-point bottle of physical recovery potion can only quench the thirst of Wangmei. He still doesn't have 300 of them, and if he is accidentally injured, he can only be treated according to the conventional treatment method like Kobe. In this case, the injuries may recur.
Alas! It seems that you should be careful in the future, the more beautiful it is, the more sad it is after falling.
Although the Lakers don't have much hope of winning this game, it is still embarrassing that Kobe Bryant ended in such a way.
A generation of emperor superstars, the distance from the championship is getting farther and farther!
Kobe's injury gave Yang a big sigh, but for the rest of the Lakers, it was undoubtedly a catastrophe.
Now the Lakers' Big Four is gone, leaving only Howard and Gasol. Nash originally wanted to play at the last minute, but after seeing Kobe Bryant's injury, the score of the two teams was getting bigger and bigger, and D'Antoni decisively gave up the idea of letting Nash play.
Just kidding, Kobe Bryant is already injured, if Nash is injured again, the Lakers don't have to play in the next game, just admit defeat!
Without Kobe, the Lakers' performance plummeted in the subsequent games, morale plummeted, and the Pelicans won their first playoff game at home.
The final score was 119:110, which was reached by the Lakers at the last minute when Yang rested and the Lakers struggled to catch up.