Bryant hit several difficult shots in the second half of the second quarter, but the Lakers couldn't stop the Bobcats' offense, and the Bobcats led by 15 points at 67-52 at halftime.

Billups had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the half, and Hayes had 4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. The Lakers' best performer was Gasol, who finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws, along with five rebounds and three assists. Bryant had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the half, shooting 6-of-15 and 0-of-3 three-pointers, doubling the number of shots he made than Gasol.

I don't understand why many people think that Kobe's basketball IQ is higher than Gasol's, is it a manifestation of a high IQ?

In the away team's locker room, "Zen Master" Jackson questioned Kobe Bryant, who had said more than once that Gasol was the tactical core and that he would try to get the ball to Gasol. The explanation given by Kobe Bryant was that he felt that Gasol's position was not good enough, and in fact the opponent's consecutive shots angered Kobe, and his emotional mentality made him fall into a solo fight.

Many NBA stars have the habit of "returning one", which is especially obvious in Kobe.

Jackson felt like he was in a psychological war with Kobe Bryant on several occasions, and the trust between the two was pitiful, and the clash with Kobe Bryant over the past few seasons even led Jackson to hire a psychologist for himself, who specializes in narcissistic behavior at the Public University of Los Angeles, and Jackson sought help from a psychologist from time to time throughout the season.

In Jackson's view, there have always been two Kobes: one desperately wants to win the respect and friendship of his teammates and wants his teammates to regard him as a leader; The other will, consciously or unconsciously, isolate and alienate themselves from the group in order to assert their supremacy. The two Kobe Bryant never found a suitable fit, which led to a split in his personality, Kobe Bryant certainly knows what is the right way to play, but why does he often insist on going his own way? It's because once the defender provokes him, saying that they are going to kill Kobe tonight, Kobe will be furious, and he has to tear his opponent apart with a single, and at this time, the more bad the hand, the more desperately he will shoot. That's the case with today's game.

If Gasol doesn't do the tactical core, the Lakers' triangle offense will be ineffective.

The Bobcats are not afraid of the Lakers star going it alone, they are afraid that the opponent will play together. So they don't send people to trap Gasol and Kobe, and let them attack as much as they want. As long as others can't open it, it doesn't matter how many points the two stars score, which was the case with the rockets of Yao Mai's combination back then.

In the home team's dressing room, D'Antoni praised Billups and said: "Chauncey, you did a beautiful job, especially the ball on Kobe's back, which is very morale-boosting. Kevin (Durant) You're too honest, in the second half except for running, I want you to say something to provoke Kobe Bryant and challenge him, as long as he keeps hitting you when he's angry, we will win this game. ”

"Huh? What should I say? Durant was stunned.

"Chuck, you teach him. Kevin's provocation is definitely better than yours. D'Antoni laughed.

Hayes pondered for a moment, showed an expression of extreme contempt and contempt, raised his head, and almost put his chin to Durant's face and said: "Kobe, you are outdated, you and Hayes are 108,000 miles apart, it's not as good as his small toes, I can blow you up, I want to score in front of you, just in this position, you can't stop me." ”

"Wow, what a face to beat." Azubuuk, who was standing aside, sighed.

"Look, even the always good-natured Corunna thinks so, as long as you can provoke Kobe Bryant like this with your head held high, you will definitely go crazy! He had lost his mind a little bit in the first half. Hayes laughed: "When you are defending, you say, come and hit me." I'm going to limit you to just under 20 points today. ”

"He's already scored 16 points...... Durant said seriously.

Everyone was sweating wildly, and this kid was too real.

"Nobody expects you to do it, you just have to say that and get him to hit you with the ball. Even if he scores 50 points, the Bobcats only need to win easily and you're done. Our goal is to prevent other people from being effective. D'Antoni laughed.

As long as Kobe Bryant continued to play singles, he fell into the trap of the Bobcats.

Hayes knew the game was a win.

In Hayes' previous life, the Bobcats were the Lakers' most difficult "natural enemies". It's a bit strange that the Bobcats team can even beat the Nets, who almost broke the record for the worst record in league history, twice, but can beat the Lakers, who are more than one step stronger. Between 2004 and 2009, the Bobcats and Lakers played each other 10 times and won seven of them; Gasol played 5 games after arriving with the Lakers, and the Lakers won only 1 game. The Bobcat Lakers are really not just superstitions of chance.

The Bobcats weren't a team with a lot of offensive efficiency and accurate shooting back then, but they could always have a great offensive performance against the Lakers. In those 10 games, the Bobcats had a shooting percentage of more than 50% in 4 games, and 3 games were close to 50%. Conversely, the Bobcats' stalking can always make the Lakers' offensive power greatly reduced. They only have one trick to deal with the Lakers, that is, not to contain Kobe, let Kobe Bryant go alone, and let Kobe Bryant lose control of his emotions. Once Kobe Bryant soars to the score, it is easy to wander outside the Lakers' tactical system.

Think about it carefully, if the Lakers play more offensive tactics of the inside twin towers, then the height of the inside line will overwhelm the Bobcats, after all, the Bobcats' interior line cannot compete with the Lakers. The Bobcats didn't stop the Lakers' style of play, and as long as the triangle offense was revitalized, there was basically no solution. They just restrained the Lakers' outside offense and restrained Kobe's one-man mode. The Bobcats' defensive style completely restrained Kobe's offense: Kobe Bryant loved heads-up, and the Bobcats had a single defense striker "Captain Jack"; Kobe Bryant is sudden, and Gerald Wallace has outstanding ability to assist and replenish defense; It was Cole who hurt the Lakers.

Today's Bobcats are much better defensively than the Bobcats in history. The Lakers have a group of strongmen who don't play and cooperate, standing on the side and watching Kobe Bryant play, and it's hard not to lose.

At the start of the second half, both sides started the game, with only Fisher coming in for Ariza. Jackson didn't talk too much about tactics, but emphasized that the ball should be passed and the players should pay attention to the blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation.

At halftime, Bryant drank a bottle of Gatorade and pondered the situation on the court. If he plays alone, it really won't do the Lakers any good. Hayes is at a disadvantage in height on the inside, and Lopez is just a rookie, so maybe passing in to the inside to stabilize the situation can really recover the score.

However, Kobe Bryant changed his mind at the beginning, because Durant began to provoke.

Of course, Durant has only played for two years, and he is not as bad as Hayes, his provocative expression has never been as weak as Hayes, but the words have all been spoken, and he is a little excited and a little forgetful: "Kobe, I'm going to blow you up today, and I'm going to limit your score to 20 points, you are better than a panda...... No, it's you who are far worse than Chuck. ”

'Is this kid crazy?' Does he really think he can be better than me? Phil [Jackson] was right, they wanted to provoke me and make me single, and if I did, it would be a match for the Bobcats. Ignore this kid. Kobe Bryant said to himself in his heart, ignoring Durant.

Durant saw that Kobe Bryant's expression was very calm, and he said cruel words again. He ran to his most accurate position and said loudly: "I'm going to score in front of you, right in this position!" You can't stop me! ”

Wallace kept an eye on Durant's movements, and seeing that he was almost finished, he took the ball to him and handed it over. Durant dribbled a step from beyond the three-point line on the right side and turned around for a jumper. This jump shot is very difficult, and it also adds a backlash, and Kobe Bryant really can't cover it.

The Bobcat had already discussed the ball, and as soon as Durant received the ball, Hayes and Lopez immediately squeezed inside with all their might to grab the rebound. God helped Durant today. The ball bounced on the basket, bounced high, and fell into the basket again. 69-52, the Bobcats already have a 17-point lead.

"Come on. Hit me? Durant clenched his hands into fists after scoring the goal, showing off his undeveloped muscles and laughing.

Kobe tried to calm himself down, Fisher took the ball to the front court and handed it to Kobe, and he ran with Kobe and Gasol in a triangle. Bryant dribbled sideways and shook off a step away and passed to Gasol. Gasol singled Lopez and moved inside to turn around, and today he had already made three in the middle.

Bryant saw Hayes suddenly let go of Bynum and ran towards Gasol, yelling, "Be careful." ”

Gasol heard Kobe's words, but was still a little slower. Hayes slapped the ball away with a single palm, grabbed the basketball before Gasol and passed it to Gerard Wallace.

Bryant and Fisher return to defense. Wallace dribbled the ball up front of the court without a strong break and passed to Billups, who was plugged in on the other side. Billups received the ball and then Fisher defended the outside line and made a jumper.

Billups was in great form today, hitting his fourth three-pointer of the game. 72 to 52. The Lakers trailed by 20 points.

'What is this?' I know that if I make fewer shots and more passes, why doesn't he talk about how they (referring to teammates) should run? Gasol's dribble was cut off, causing Kobe Bryant's displeasure. Billups' three-pointer made him feel cold again.

At this time, Durant was still shouting beside Kobe: "Hit me? Say anything to surpass Jordan, surpass me first. ”

Kobe Bryant finally couldn't take it anymore and chose to single Durant, he broke through with the ball inside, passed Durant, and hit a pull-up jump shot before Hayes could make up the defense. 72 to 54.

Turning around, the Bobcats attacked the position, and at this time the Bobcats' power forward was Gerald Wallace, Durant covered Hayes on the outside, and Hayes and Kobe Bryant faced each other after the switch.

"I'll vote here, right in this position, you can't stop me!" Hayes dribbled with his back to Kobe Bryant.

'I'm rubbing, why are you here to do this, are you really all discussed?' Bryant was close to Hayes, and he was brave on the defensive end and was not afraid to fight.

Hayes turned suddenly, bent on his knees with the ball in both hands, and looked ready to jump. This time Kobe Bryant immediately blocked and jumped into the air only to find that Hayes didn't jump, which was a feint.

Hayes saw that Kobe Bryant jumped first, and immediately jumped head-on, throwing the ball out with one hand but causing Kobe to foul.

"Sorry, I didn't make the shot. It's not this position anymore. Hayes laughed.

Kobe Bryant attacked again, and he was in a hurry, and his style of play was messed up. The Bobcats' offense is still sharp, and several outside players frequently shoot and fire.

Huluo Pingyang was bullied by the cats, which was originally predicted to be a game of close strength, but in the fourth quarter, it became garbage time because the Bobcats led by more than 20 points, and when the Lakers grabbed points, the Bobcats' bench also played well and resisted the Lakers' offense. This is something that no one could have imagined at the time.

The final score was 112-90, and the Bobcats won by 22 points. The Bobcats' top scorers were Billups with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Hayes with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, and Durant also scored 21 points. Bryant scored 37 points in the game, but it didn't make any sense......

(To be continued)