"Kobe Bryant's performance was terrible...... He didn't stick out his tongue once today. Barkley gloated, "That way, this guy can be a little more restrained." ”

Seven minutes into the game, so far, Zhong Yu has scored 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting, while Kobe Bryant's side has only scored 3 points on 1-of-8 shooting.

Just from this hit rate, it is also from the score of two people, and the judgment is high!

Of course, today's hand wasn't very fair to Kobe, but luck is often part of success.

Kobe Bryant never shot, and he was in a bad mood.

Also because Kobe wasted a lot of the Lakers' possession, the Lakers are now seriously behind the Hornets in the score. The Hornets didn't just score points, but there were other players who gradually improved their shooting percentage after the first minute and a half of hitting iron.

So, the current score situation between the two sides is 16:8, and the Hornets lead the Lakers by 8 points on the road.

Seeing this situation, Smith also sighed a little: "Seriously, the first quarter of the game was a bit like a battle between two people. However, one of them couldn't move......"

Barkley said: "Kobe Bryant believed in himself too much, even I wouldn't have dared to believe in myself like him when I was younger......" anyway, he said that he was very powerful.

……

The game continued.

Bryant was still stubbornly trying to find his touch, and he finally found some of his own touch in the second half of the first quarter.

In fact, it is clear that the advantage of the Lakers is on their own inside.

Gasol + Bynum + Odom, such an inside combination, is indeed the most luxurious in the league. It's just that when Kobe Bryant turned on his personal state, this group could only be responsible for grabbing rebounds and staring.

In the final moments of the quarter, Jongwook hit a jumper to increase his score to 11 points. Bryant hit two jumpers to score a total of eight points in the first quarter, but his subsequent scoring didn't put the Lakers on the winning track.

At the end of the game, the score was 22:15, and the Hornets led the Lakers by seven points into the second quarter.

On the bench, Scott said to Jong-wook, "Good job just now...... It can be seen that Kobe Bryant's jumper today is not very accurate, and you can let him score more with you and waste the ball of the Lakers......"

This thing Scott said is really magical, saying that he provoked Kobe Bryant to waste the ball of the Lakers......

Of course, in normal times, this is also impossible. But today is different, Kobe's form is also up and down.

"In this quarter of the game, the Lakers were rui......ned by the 'I'm the best shooting guard in the league,'" Barkley pretended to learn from Kobe Bryant's words.

This big mouth, it doesn't necessarily mean that he hates a player, anyway, he just likes to play treasures, like to laugh and scold and ridicule. Even if it was Yao Ming's incident back then, he probably didn't hate Yao Ming, but it was just for the effect of the show and wanting to ridicule that those things appeared.

"You can't say that......" Smith put on an analyst's face and said, "In the first quarter of the game, Jongwook's scoring came from jump shots. He hit five jumpers, three of which were CP3 assists and one was an indirect assist from Paul. It can be said that Zhong Yu's performance in the first quarter also has a lot of CP3 factors. ”

That's exactly what I said, Zhong Yu received several assists from Paul in the first quarter...... However, this is also one of the factors that make the Hornets shine in the league.

They have a backcourt twin.

The atmosphere of the Lakers is a bit weird, Kobe doesn't like to talk, he often has a world of his own, and other players also know what kind of person Kobe Bryant is, and usually don't take the initiative to talk to him, and they don't affect their mood because of him. But today was different, Kobe Bryant was by that sophomore...... Although Zhong Yu didn't beat Kobe, Kobe was indeed a little discouraged in the first quarter and couldn't raise his head.

So, the Lakers were a little silent.

Including the Zen master himself, he didn't want to talk much, and to be honest, he didn't like Kobe very much.

The Lakers' bench was a bit dull.

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The game got underway, the two teams went into bench time, and the Hornets are now able to gradually reuse the bench and choose to believe in them.

Today's Ariza, facing his old club, seems to be a little excited...... This is a normal thing, and players often want to prove themselves with good performances when facing their old clubs.

However, his jump shot was not very accurate, and fortunately there was Evans who grabbed the rebound inside.

Evans is indeed a good option for the Hornets, he has a lot of rebounding ability, if last season, Jongwook has grown to the way he is now, and there are people like Evans...... There's a good chance the Hornets knocked out the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

The Hornets' bench lineup basically suppressed the Lakers.

In the face of Blake, Paco's shot was also magical, basically all of them.

Two minutes into the game, the Hornets went on a 6-2 run in the second quarter, and the score became 28-17, and the Lakers fell behind by nine points.

"Zhong Yu, you go!" At this time, Scott made a decision that many people find incomprehensible at once.

Zhong Yu himself knows...... Scott wanted to bring himself off the bench and chase down the points.

Zhong Yu rested for a minute, and now he has a bit of a problem with his stamina, but now is a good opportunity. Jongwook faced Vujasic, there was nothing to fear.

The game restarted with the first ball going to the Lakers.

The Lakers players frowned because they all knew the horror of Jong-wook. Now that he meets the Lakers' bench, you can imagine what the situation is.

As long as Jongwook unexpectedly beats Vujacic, the Hornets can build a big lead in the second quarter. It's just that the Zen master didn't let Kobe Bryant play, and he was also a little worried that Kobe Bryant would be brave and ruthless if he went up again - who knows if his hand has recovered.

The Lakers' first ball was hoisted to Kwame Brown inside, and Kwame Brown's layup was interfered with, and the ball was back in the hands of the Hornets.

Paco passed the basketball to Jong-wook, and he also knew what it meant for Jong-wook to be back on the court.

Zhong Yu put down his center of gravity to face Vujasic, Vujacic is not very good in defensive skills and physical fitness, but his defensive attitude is very positive, and there are a lot of small movements.

Zhong Yu was also annoyed by him.

So, he controlled the ball and came to a place where the referee could see, where Vujacic didn't dare to move, after all, he also knew that Zhong Yu was now the league's favorite scoring guard, and he dared to make small moves under the referee's nose, there was only one way out.

Blake hurriedly came over to wrap Zhongyu, but he was also a little hesitant, after all, Paco's shooting ability and breakthrough ability are not weak.

Zhong Yu had already activated it before he arrived, which also saved Blake from embarrassment.

Zhong Yu increased to the fastest speed...... Compared with the opposing Kobe, this Vujacic is really not his opponent...... Zhong Yu used a sudden acceleration, followed by a crotch to change hands to change gear, and then suddenly accelerated, and Vujacic fell down with a scream.

After sitting on the ground, Vujacic still wanted to catch up with Zhong Yu, but he had already made a jump shot from the baseline and hit a two-point shot.

Then, the ball returned to the Lakers, and the basketball was stolen by Zhong Yu as soon as it was hoisted inside, and the Hornets launched a counterattack.

The Lakers defended quickly and quickly caught up with Zhong Yu, but at this time, Zhong Yu broke through Vujacic again.

Vujacic had just been shaken down by Zhong Yu, and he lost face, and now he desperately wants to prevent Zhong Yu, but the gap in strength is often difficult to make up for with will. Zhong Yu broke through Vujacic again, and this time he didn't bother to use more moves, he directly used absolute speed to pass Vujacic and cut in like lightning, but at this time, the Lakers immediately came up and two people planned to trap Zhong Yu here.

Zhong Yu jumped up suddenly, and then his body, flying in the parallel direction of the basket, glided to the other side of the basket, and then turned around, and raised his right hand high!

"Bang!" Slam dunk hit!

Jong-wook scored two points again.

Zhong Yu scored 4 points in a row after coming on the court, and also extended the score gap between the two sides to 13 points.

"Good shot!" Next to the stadium, there was a lot of applause and cheers.

It is undeniable that there are many fans in this league who belong to their own cities, but there are also many fans who come to see the excitement, and they applaud whoever plays well.

Zhong Yu's dunk, his body glided in the sky for a long distance, and then he suddenly turned over, and then hit the dunk directly with his right hand, hearty!

The Zen master frowned, and on the Hornets bench, Paul and the others all gave a standing ovation and cheered for Zhong Yu.

The ball was back in the hands of the Lakers, and this time, Blake finally threw a shot after breaking through, and the offense and defense were converted, and the Hornets got the ball again.

This time, Paco also has other plans to pass the ball to Jongwook......

After all, he also knew that Zhong Yu had just used two breakthroughs in a row, and he was still a slam dunk just now, and he was connected to a full-court attack, so his physical strength must have consumed a lot.

He planned to give Zhong Yu some time to calm down a little before passing the ball to him. In this way, Zhong Yu can accumulate enough physical strength.

Paco was hovering outside the three-point line in possession, just in time to see a little gap in Thomas on the inside, and he passed the basketball in. But halfway through, Blake came out and almost made a steal......

Although Blake failed to steal, the basketball still went off track, and Jongwook stepped forward and held the basketball firmly in his hand, and Vujacic quickly chased after him.

Zhong Yu took a step back and withdrew outside the three-point line, and then, facing Vujasic, who had just caught up, was a jump shot!

He also drifted in the sky, and it was a backward jumper, and Vujacic couldn't defend at all!

"Huh!" Jump shot hit!

The Zen master frowned, he was going to change people!

(To be continued)