Chapter 44: Miami Heat (Part II)

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Kobe Bryant has played this game so far, he has completely lost himself in the face of the Heat's iron bucket-like defense, playing very much on breakthroughs, he has been completely contained in the face of the Heat's constant changes and packs, and the rhythm of the disruption has made his shooting lose his touch, he has shot 1 of 9.

It can be seen that although there is a big gap in the strength of the two teams, the Heat did not despise the Lakers because of this, they did their homework before the game, knowing that limiting Kobe Bryant is equivalent to limiting the Lakers' outside line.

The non-stop iron made Kobe Bryant play some anger, and Danilovic secretly used some small moves in an attack, he secretly pinched Kobe's waist at an angle that the referee couldn't see when Kobe Bryant was shooting, and the violated Kobe Bryant shot again.

The referee didn't see Danilovic's small movements, and he didn't blow the penalty, but Kobe Bryant was not happy about it, and he kept complaining to the referee about Danilovic's sneak attack, thinking that the referee was favoring the Heat.

However, such a move did not bring Kobe Bryant any favors, and the referee pointed his finger to the sky and gave Bryant a technical foul.

Fortunately, thanks to the dissuasion of his teammates, Kobe Bryant barely restrained his anger and did not do anything too out of line.

Back to the game, the Lakers' offensive momentum is no longer ferocious, the so-called one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, the Lakers have now gradually passed the stage of one drum, and their momentum has begun to slowly weaken.

At halftime, Bryant scored five points on 2-of-12 shooting, and he was on the verge of smashing the basket, and the Lakers trailed by seven points at 49-56.

Harris didn't say much about Kobe's profligate shot, he knew that the current Lakers, except for Kobe, there is no one else who can attack independently, even if he plays a whole game, he needs Kobe to step up and shoot.

The only thing the Lakers played well was Toney, who not only limited Mourning's shooting percentage to less than 50% in the halftime, but also handed over a good stat of 10 points and 5 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting, and more gratifyingly, he handed out 3 assists without a single turnover.

In the second half, perhaps because Kobe Bryant hit an iron and bent the basket in the first half, the Heat's shooting percentage plummeted, and funnily enough, in a fast break, Tim Hardaway comically missed a layup with no defenders in front of him.

The Lakers took advantage of this opportunity to continue to eat away at the Heat's lead, but the Heat's defense was still strong, and the Lakers narrowed the score like a turtle.

Even so, at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers narrowed the gap to three points, and they temporarily trailed the entire third quarter 64-67, and the two teams combined for only 26 points.

This result made the Lakers fans at the scene feel a little bored, but at the same time, they couldn't help but ignite a glimmer of hope for the team to win.

The game came to the fourth quarter, the Heat finally woke up, their hand ushered in a recovery, the Lakers bit the score of the third quarter and suddenly plummeted, they still couldn't tear apart the Heat's defense, and they couldn't stop the Heat's offense.

Although Kobe Bryant's hand also recovered slightly, he made two three-pointers in a row, but this did not cause much damage to the Heat, and Kobe Bryant fell into the "bell" and "bell" "bell" after throwing these two three-pointers, the Heat continued to expand the score, Tony got 8 points and 3 boards in a single quarter, and still could not save the rout Lakers.

81:93

The Lakers lost by 12 points to the Miami Heat, and they are on a three-game losing streak.

Alonzo Mourning finished the game with 31 points and 13 rebounds on 12-of-24 shooting, while Tim Hardaway had 14-of-18 shooting and 11 assists.

On the Lakers side, Kobe Bryant's 24-of-24 shooting rate was less than 30%, he got 18 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, which looked good but was useless, the only thing the Lakers played well was Tony, he was 9 of 15, and got 23 points, 12 boards, 5 assists and 1 block, but the rest of the Lakers was too pitiful, and he failed to become a hero.

Although he lost the game against the Heat, Harris is already very satisfied, he has seen Toney's improvement in this game, and the Lakers have been given three days of rest for the next three days, and the Lakers' cooperation will definitely be able to take advantage of these three days of intensive training.

The Lakers' recent schedule has been very relaxed, and their next five games against the Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Pistons, Mavericks, and Warriors are all at home, plus the previous two home games, they don't need to leave Los Angeles for half a month.

And according to team doctor Witti, Jones' recovery from injury is very gratifying, and he is expected to play in the game against the Pistons, which is definitely good news for Harris.

Because the Lakers still have no pressure in the next game against a bad team like the Grizzlies, and the Trail Blazers just finished back-to-back games at that time, and the Lakers are not without a chance to win.

However, against a strong team like the Pistons, the Lakers seem to be more than capable of enough, and if Jones can come back, the Lakers will at least have some more chances to win.

Harris didn't give his players a break because of the ease of the schedule, and during these three days, he was assigned quite a devilish training assignment, and he needed to step up.

Three consecutive days of high-intensity training made the Lakers' players complain, they thought they could take this opportunity to have a little vacation to play or something, but they didn't expect Harris to be so perverted that they had to train for more than 8 hours a day.

While the intense workout made many complain, all in all, Harris got the improvement he wanted, and the training allowed the players to maintain their form to the fullest, and the Lakers beat the Grizzlies very easily on January 14.

Tony almost turned the Grizzlies' interior upside down in this game, and he chipped in 29 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Kobe Bryant also found his crosshairs, shooting 12 of 19, he played 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, the Lakers twin stars were powerful, and the Lakers also beat the Grizzlies 110-94.

Immediately after the game with the Trail Blazers, Tony once again broke Sabonis, and he is now gradually able to find a balance from the tandem team and individual offense, with 21 points, 12 boards, 5 assists and 3 blocks.

Kobe Bryant also continued to play bravely, with Tony's containment on the inside, his breakthrough became unstoppable, and there was even a stunk Sabonis in the game, scoring 31 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in 10 of 17, which was also his second consecutive performance of 30+.

The two played well to help the team defeat the Trail Blazers 102-98.