Battier has always been regarded as one of the best defensive Kobe Bryant players in the league, but today, he was blown out by Kobe Bryant in the first half.

Bryant had 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. If it were any other player, as long as he won this kind of statistic, he would also be touted by the media. For Kobe, everyone has become accustomed to it.

Fortunately, Yao Ming had an advantage in both Kwame Brown and Bynum, scoring 14 points in the second quarter, and Spanoulis also relied on a breakaway to score 6 points.

46 to 55.

The two teamed up to narrow the gap to nine points.

The Rockets fell behind at home, and the atmosphere at home became as dull as a funeral home. Commentators commented on the first half of the game.

Drexler said: "The biggest problem for the Rockets is that the outside line is not open, and their running position today is not very good, without Maddy, the containment of the scoring guard position is greatly reduced, and the Rockets rely on Yao Ming's excellent play to recover some points." After Hayes was trapped, he couldn't open up this attack. I think the Rockets could have him play small forward and Howard play big forward like they did in the first quarter, and it worked well. In order to defend Kobe, they disrupted their own offensive rhythm......"

Matt Bullard said: "It's dangerous for the Rockets to play like this, and I think Hayes played okay, and he didn't score in the second quarter, but he grabbed five rebounds. Recently, Maddie broke out, Hayes' rebounding statistics have grown rapidly, and the average rebounding has reached 10.2 in technical statistics. The 9.1 greater than Yao Ming ranked first in the rocket. ”

Drexler said: "I don't know what tactics Jeff Van Gundy is arranging, he seems to be angry. ”

Unlike the angry Van Gundy, Lakers coach Phil Jackson has been sitting quietly watching the game, including when the Rockets were at their most powerful, he didn't call a timeout, but just said a few words during the official timeout. He seems more than happy to let the players make their own adjustments. His nickname is "Zen Master", which is so appropriate, whether he is leading or lagging behind, sitting on the sidelines is like "sitting".

"Zen Master" Jackson doesn't need to take a timeout, because Kobe Bryant is in great shape and incarnates Jordan.

This is not good news for the Rockets. Battier's defense is actually in place, and he can seal his hand to Kobe's face almost every time. It's a pity that it doesn't work, some people can throw it even blindfolded.

Jeff Van Gundy's tactics were so float that the players didn't dare get too close to him.

"Juwan (Howard) plays big before, Corunna (Azubuuk) goes down. Chuck, you play small forward in the second half, Zhu Wan blocks and dismantles, you can break through when you have the opportunity, I believe you can get back your touch. If they implement the outer line package on you, they will pass the inner line Yao Ming, or return to Zhu Wan, the two big ones will come out, and the inner line must be empty. When you're defending, you flank Kobe Bryant with Sean [Battier], and when necessary, you go up and foul. "Jeff Van Gundy has laid out a new tactic.

Juwan Howard can enhance the Rockets' interior height. Hayes's interior offense is basically guarded by the pack, but if it is pulled to the outside attack, it is not so easy for the Lakers to pull out the pack. Howard can also block for Hayes. At the beginning of the game, this tactic was actually relatively successful, but Van Gundy replaced Howard in order to defend Kobe Bryant and abandoned his martial arts on the offensive end.

Defending Kobe, Battier is the best candidate for the Rockets. Battier has already committed three fouls, so Hayes was arranged to help defend and protect Battier from fouls.

Before going on the court, Jeff Van Gundy said to Hayes alone: "If you don't feel good today, try to attract the pass in the bag, don't force the shot, and ensure the success rate." ”

Hayes nodded and said in a deep voice, "I'll get in shape." ”

The second half of the game begins.

Hayes pulled to the perimeter, and Howard blocked it. Hayes broke through and drew the defence and passed the ball to Alston, who redirected the ball to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming missed the shot, the ball bounced far away, Kobe Bryant took the rebound and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, used speed to pass Battier, and then dribbled behind the ball to shake Alston in disguise, and dunked in flight.

46 to 57. The Lakers' lead stretched to double digits again. Bryant raised his hands in celebration after scoring a goal, ignoring the boos of the home fans.

"Zhu Wan, get ready, it's time for you to exert your might." Hayes said to Howard.

The Rockets' tactics were clear, handing the ball to Hayes after halftime, and he played a role much like James's, playmaking the forward. Howard made a pick-and-roll, and after Hayes broke through, he turned his back and arched Rademanovic twice, and as soon as Turyaf came up, he immediately handed the ball back to Howard.

Howard catches the ball and makes a high jumper. The ball hollows hit.

48 to 57.

Howard's athleticism is getting worse and worse, but his mid-range shooting is getting more and more accurate.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant has gone crazy on offense. He used Kwame Brown to break through with the ball on the left side, and after passing Battier, he took two steps into the three-second zone, Yao Ming made up for the defense, and Kobe Bryant dunked through Yao Ming, and also caused Yao Ming to foul, and the free throw was also scored.

48 to 60.

Yao Ming was deducted from the gap, and his mood was also affected a little, and he turned around and missed the jumper again, and the Lakers took the rebound and handed it to Kobe Bryant to break fast, Kobe seized the opportunity and hit three points. Hayes and Battier can block the breakout route, but they can't block Kobe Bryant's shot, and he's become a shooting machine.

Hayes hit Radmanovic the outside, drew the defense and handed it to Howard, and this time, Howard didn't score.

The Lakers got the rebound and passed Kobe Bryant to the front court, Kobe Bryant received the ball and raised his hand to shake it, he shot in a row, and Battier, who has always been calm, also became a frightened bird, and ate a feint after jumping. Bryant missed the shot, but made Battier foul and hit both free throws. Before the second quarter was played, Battier fouled four times.

48 to 62.

The Rockets called another timeout, and they were already 14 points behind the Lakers, playing so passively at home for the first time this season.

"Chuck, you're going to defend Kobe. Do your best to pester him. Sean (Battier) down, Bunch (Wells) up, help Chuck pack Kobe, Vasrith (Span Nollis) up, and stabilize the rhythm. When attacking, the main player is Yao Ming, and when he encounters a bag, he will pass it to the air, or give it to Bunge to strengthen the singles. Punch, take advantage of your body. "Jeff Van Gundy was forced to make changes to the lineup, and Battier was plagued by fouls and had to be rested.

Bunch Wells is far inferior to Battier defensively, but he can drain Bryant's physical strength on the offensive end. He has an advantage over Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant must also guard against him.

The Rockets dug themselves a big hole in the first half, and Hayes knew there wasn't much time to waste. Now that Howard is still on the court, Van Gundy's arrangement is to let him play point guard.

It's finally time to play up with Kobe, and at such a critical time, Hayes feels like a fire is burning in his heart. The task is daunting, and it's time to prove yourself. If the Rockets want to win, they must limit Kobe's shooting percentage. He let it go.

As for the poor offensive feel, Hayes is not ready to find a touch today, if his strong shooting at this time cannot guarantee efficiency, and the Lakers counterattack, the game will be lost. If you can't shoot accurately, you will hit the basket every time, try to get into the basket, and if you can't shoot, you will make a foul.

At the start of the game, Hayes went through the pick-and-roll, passed Turyaf, stepped the ball back to Howard, and squeezed Radmanovic himself to cut inside.

Howard took the ball and took a shot, but the ball didn't go in.

Hayes got the rebound on Radmanovic. With his back as the axis, he used his strong body to knock away Radmanovic and scored a backhand basketball. Radmanovic defends very poorly under the basket and is no threat as long as he is not allowed to jump.

50 to 62.

The Lakers attacked, Hayes was on the outside, and the two faced each other for the first time.

Seeing Hayes coming up, Kobe's first feeling was strange. The Rockets actually let this guy defend me. Bryant knew that Hayes had defended Ben Gordon and not long ago defended James.

Ridiculous, am I the same as James? Your size, trying to keep up with me?

Kobe Bryant's face turned cold and suddenly started. He didn't make any feints, just slapped the ball with his left hand, and took a step forward, which made Hayes see the gap, and this step started too quickly, faster than Maddie.

Hayes also reacted quickly, but it was one thing to see and another to keep up, his body couldn't keep up with his thoughts, and Bryant pulled him apart by half a body and made a jumper.

It was hard for Hayes to seal his eyes, and Bryant hit a shot.

50 to 64.

Drexler sighed: "The Rockets arranged for Hayes to defend Kobe, but Hayes's pace is slow, it seems difficult to keep up, we can't say that he is poor, but Battier can't prevent it, at this time using Hayes seems to be Battier's helpless move after getting off the court." ”

Hayes fully understands how difficult it is for Battier. Every time I was ordered to defend the opponent's arrowheads, especially the superstars, it was really painful to be blown up.

The Lakers wrapped Yao Ming. Yao Ming passes the ball out of the line. Spanoulis bobbed for a moment, then broke through to the inside and made a shot.

52 to 64.

Bryant quickly shook the ball away, and Hayes hit another mid-range shot.

52 to 66.

Wells also came up to wrap up, but it was a symbolic stretch out his hand, and the lazy movement made Hayes hate to punch him twice.

Jeff Van Gundy sweated for Hayes on the sidelines, and now he can only hope for Hayes. It seems that Hayes really can't keep up with Kobe's speed. Perhaps, they can only lose humilially at home today.

Hayes was thinking the same thing, he didn't want to lose. Kobe Bryant, is the guy he wants to beat the most.

He must defend his home turf. Prove that team basketball can beat a superstar.

The rocket was handed over to Yao Ming for singles. Yao Ming took a few strokes, attracted the defense, raised the ball to the top of his head, and suddenly threw it behind his head. It was a wonderful pass, Wells slipped to the baseline to catch Yao Ming's pass, and scored a flying dunk.

54 to 66.

The Lakers immediately sent a baseline shot and wanted to play a quick counterattack. Yao Ming's speed of defense was too slow, and when the half was over, the ball had been handed over to Kobe Bryant and rushed into the three-point line.

"Come on." Hayes yelled at Kobe Bryant, Wells dunked and jumped in the air, and he began to defend back, so he had time to retreat inside the three-point line and wait for Kobe to attack. His eyes were fixed on Kobe, his speed was slow, and he had to accurately predict the opponent's movements to be able to prevent it. Every time Kobe Bryant catches the ball, it is a big test for him.

Kobe Bryant broke through with the dribble in disguise, and in order to accelerate, he racked the racket a little farther away from him. He underestimated Hayes too much. He felt that Hayes was moving slower than himself, so he made bold moves.

Hayes shot like lightning, slapped the ball on the ball before Kobe Bryant took the ball with both hands and went to the basket, the basketball was slapped off, Hayes bent down to pick up the basketball and threw the ball to the front court with both hands.

Drexler shouted: "Hayes directly cut off Kobe's ball, the Rockets launched a fast break, Wells dunked, beautiful!" ”

56 to 66.

Kobe Bryant yelled at the thug, but the referee didn't hear him and ignored him. The sound in the stadium exceeded 100 decibels, and only the shouts of the spectators could be heard.

The fans silenced. I only heard Hayes standing beside Kobe Bryant and saying: "Don't take the ball so far with a short arm, find it broken?" ”

I rub, no matter how short my arm is, it's longer than yours, right? Kobe Bryant's face changed, and he almost became white!

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