In the third quarter of the game, as Zhang Kong and Jim O'Brien expected, the Lakers began a mercury-like offense under the leadership of Kobe, when Bynum no longer competed with Milicic, the defense of the Pacers wanted to prevent the Lakers' offense is really not a simple matter, the Lakers scored 17 points in a row, and the Pacers were not bad, scored 16 points, and bit the score, and when the quarter was 7 minutes and 12 seconds, Kobe Bryant hit a long-range three-point shot in front of Zhang Kong, This is the first time Kobe Bryant hit a three-point shot, and it is precisely because of this three-point that the Lakers forcibly turned the score into 76-69, leading by seven points! Kobe Bryant was full of firepower in the third quarter, in the wave of 17-16 offense just now, he contributed 9 points alone, and Zhang Kong was not to be outdone, consecutive three-point and a layup, helped him score eight points, so that the team tightly bit the opponent's ass, absolutely no intention to let go, when there was 1 minute and 14 seconds left in the quarter, Odom hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the Lakers rewrote the score to 92-87, still leading the Pacers by five points, and Milicic, who was in good hands, then hit a jumper, Helped the Pacers tie the score at 92-89 at the end of the third quarter, and the Pacers trailed by just three points.

Kobe Bryant got a total of 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the third quarter of the game, on the other hand, Zhang Kong has reached 26 points in scoring, 7 assists and 3 blocks, the whole game, everyone only saw the duel between Zhang Kong and Kobe, Zhang Kong because he wants to deal with Kobe, he doesn't have much energy to manage the team's problems, Kobe Bryant is extremely strong in offense and defense, and Zhang Kong's task is to fully cover Kobe, otherwise the task is not established, for himself, but also for the team, Zhang Kong has a reason to win.

In the last quarter of the game, Jim O'Brien switched up again, sent Roy Hibbert to the court to play center, Al Jefferson went off the court, and Milicic played power forward, Hibbert's hand felt quite good today, and the last quarter of the game began, and the two teams also entered the most tense stage, and each attack of the two teams could cause the feeling of Mars hitting the earth.

Hibbert's hand is still hot, and Milicic's defense has made the opponent at a loss, defending Bynum, Milicic's strength may still be insufficient, but defending his sister-in-law, his problem is not big! After a 9-4 attack**, the Pacers instantly tied the score at 96-96...... Seeing the score being overcome, Phil Jackson had to call a timeout.

And after the pause, the Lakers replaced Kobe, and the Pacers naturally replaced Zhang Kong, the competition between Zhang Kong and Kobe in this game can be said to be the most exciting, Kobe scored, Zhang Kong will also score, Kobe passes, Zhang Kong will also pass, in addition to rebounding, Zhang Kong is really worse than Kobe, in other aspects, Zhang Kong has to beat Kobe Bryant's level.

The important start of the game, when Kobe Bryant crossed the middle line with the ball, Zhang Kong immediately posted it, he belongs to the same kind of people as Kobe in some aspects, they are the kind of existence that gets stronger and stronger, Kobe is a famous paranoid in the league, and Zhang Kong is not bad, he can give up everything in order to win, the system is the meaning of his existence, and the survival point is the meaning of his life, looking at Kobe Bryant in front of him, Zhang Kong slowly put down his figure, and stared at Kobe Bryant with a pair of eyes.

He has anticipation, so he doesn't have to look at the opponent's eyes or shoulders to judge the opponent's offensive line.

And Kobe Bryant naturally knows that it is useless to face Zhang Kong's own offensive feints, or play honestly, relying on his own strength to kill Zhang Kong! Looking at Zhang Kong in front of him, Kobe Bryant slowly lowered his center of gravity.

After a simple step down the dribble, Kobe Bryant held the ball and pounced directly to Zhang Kong's right, wanting to pass Zhang Kong, there is no point in cheating! Seeing that Ke Ru was floating towards his right like the same wind, Zhang Kong snorted coldly.

stepped down, instantly blocked in front of Kobe, Kobe seemed to have known that Zhang Kong would block him, and instantly changed direction, and Bynum on the inside also pulled out at this time, wanting to block Zhang Kong, while Hibbert took a step forward and blocked Kobe.

It's impossible to defend Kobe Bryant at Hibbert's own level, and it's impossible for Bynum to block the gap.

The purpose of the two of them is to make each other slow down, the master moves, 0.1 seconds of time is also extremely precious, when Kobe Bryant blocked Zhang Kong with Bynum's body, Hibbert also appeared in front of him, the raised arm made Kobe hesitate, and this hesitation has made Zhang Kong bypass Bynum and rushed to him, Zhang Kong and Hibbert instantly switched positions, Zhang Kong re-stared at Kobe, and Kobe Bryant looked at this opportunity is rare, can only force jump, ready to throw the ball out before Zhang Kong is in place, But Zhang Kong jumped high first, and Kobe still underestimated Zhang Kong's jumping ability.

Looking at the basketball in mid-air, Zhang Kong can no longer judge its route, so he can only use the maximum force he can use to directly shoot the ball away, as long as he flies the racket now, that's fine!

In the end, only the four fingers of Zhang Kong's right hand were forced, the basketball was heavily pumped by Zhang Kong, and quickly retreated back in the direction he came, Kobe Bryant looked at the ball he had just thrown and flew back, and subconsciously reached out to catch it...... Originally, Kobe Bryant's ball was thrown with a strong rotation, coupled with Zhang Kong's four fingers now, the speed of rotation was faster, which was not obvious in the air, but when Kobe's fingers and the basketball touched, a strong rotation force was transmitted from the basketball to Kobe's fingers.

Although he caught the ball, as soon as the spinning force moved, Kobe Bryant felt the numbness of his right index finger.

Kobe, who has played football for so many years, naturally knows that it is going to be bad! When you are injured, the pain is not terrible, the pain means that you are still conscious, this is a hard injury, and the hemp is very terrible, and the hemp represents that you are no longer conscious...... Therefore, numbness is more terrible than pain.

Fortunately, after the numbness, there was a pain in an instant, and the huge pain made Kobe Bryant unable to catch the basketball at all.

The basketball slowly fell from the air, and Zhang Kong subconsciously grabbed the ball and ran to the opponent's half, originally everyone thought that Zhang Kong should go directly to the basket or dunk after running through the half, but Zhang Kong stopped after half the court.

Because at this time, Kobe Bryant was already lying on the basketball court because of pain, seeing Kobe's painful appearance, all the Lakers players chuckled for no reason in their hearts, and the team doctor quickly ran to the court, Kobe's finger was originally injured.

In last month's No. 12 home game against the Timberwolves, the Lakers won their first 11-game winning streak in five years, but Bryant fractured his right index finger in the final minute of the first quarter when he stole Gomez.

Although the problem is not very big, but it also slightly affected Kobe's play, Kobe, who has been treated conservatively, is not a big problem, but today because the whirlwind of the ball just now is too big, Kobe's injury has deteriorated in an instant, and the right index finger is no longer conscious, and the team doctor immediately helped Kobe off the court, and at the moment Kobe Bryant got off the court, everyone in the Pacers knew that there was hope for this game to be won, but such hope was not the victory that Zhang Kong expected.

Are they going to take the Lakers in their normal state to prove their strength, and now the Lakers without Kobe Bryant are still the Lakers? Zhang Kong looked at the basketball in his hand and didn't say anything, the game is like this, although Kobe Bryant is off, but the Pacers and Lakers still have to finish the game, and the Lakers without Kobe are no longer the Lakers team just now.

Although Gasol and Bynum on the inside are still strong, it may be okay to deal with a weak team, but against a team like the Pacers, it is almost impossible to turn up any storms, plus everyone is concerned about Kobe's situation, so the Lakers surrendered their guns in the fourth quarter, seeing that their players have no hope of winning, Phil Jackson is not the kind of person who can't afford to lose, even if he plays fiercely, this is only one of the 82 regular season games, Thinking of this, Phil Jackson waved his hand and directly changed the benches to the court, indicating that the Lakers gave up the game.

And the Pacers, on the other hand, did not chase hard, and after the score was stretched to 10 points, they also changed their main force off the court.

The game ended with the Pacers winning the Lakers 106-98, although the Pacers are still the first in the league, but everyone's attention has been shifted from the Pacers, Zhang Kong and Kobe Bryant's duel is very good-looking, if it is not for Kobe Bryant leaving the court at the last moment, then this game will become a legitimate battle for the Pacers, Milicic performed extremely eye-catching in this game, whether it was facing Bynum or Gasol on the inside, he played quite well, and swept away the true nature of parallel goods.

And Zhang Kong scored a game-high 32 points, sent 9 assists and 6 blocks, and completed his system task, but Zhang Kong, who won the game, was not very happy, in his opinion, since the task is required, then he must completely cover the other party, and the current state of not up and down is not what Zhang Kong expected.

Zhang Kong didn't realize that unconsciously, his mentality has changed from 'getting by' when he just entered the NBA, to a different one, he has begun to have the courage to face others, began to communicate with his teammates, and began to challenge himself!

Zhang Kong himself may not have paid too much attention to this change, but such a change is obviously coming in a good direction.

(To be continued)