Chapter 62: The Indomitable Fighter (Four Watch Tickets!) )
At the end of the third quarter, the Zen master called a timeout in an incredible way.
“GOOD! Ray, well done, you have a good rest! ”
After receiving the praise of head coach Adelman.
Returning to the bench, Lei Lin enjoyed the superstar level treatment, took the towels and drinks handed by his teammates, and sat comfortably on the bench to rest.
Honk!
The short pause was soon over.
Both players returned to the field and continued to fight for a victory.
The Lakers' offense is still in Kobe's hands.
After halftime, Bryant made a false gesture and made a shooting pose. Battier immediately stepped forward to defend, and Kobe took advantage of Battier's misposition and went straight to the inside. In the face of Scola's supplementary defense, Bryant made a behind-the-back pass and handed it to Odom near the baseline.
Clang.
The basketball smashed into the hoop and bounced outward, and Kobe Bryant took advantage of the situation and grabbed the rebound.
Then he turned his back to Scola and began to punch hard.
In order to increase his strength, Kobe Bryant trained frantically in the training room for a summer, resulting in a surge in weight and strength, so he won the nickname of Little Malone.
Although he later lost weight, his ability to play singles on his back is also considered to be at the top level in the league.
Facing Scola, who lacks upper body strength, Kobe Bryant's singles are more than enough.
After a few hits with his back, Kobe Bryant shook twice in a row and then made a step-back jumper.
Swish!
After the basketball arced in the air, it fell directly into the basket, rolling up the net and blooming a flower.
"Tut-tut......"
Leylin looked at Kobe's leaning back, smacking his tongue there, not to mention the amplitude, the arc of the basketball was still so big after the shot.
But then Leylin noticed Kobe's hand, which seemed to be tied with duct tape.
"Hurt?"
With questions, Leylin searched his brain's memories.
Then I remembered that when I didn't come to Houston, when Kobe Bryant took the Lakers to the Nets in the East, the little finger of his right hand was injured by the opponent in the game.
But in that game, Kobe Bryant still played with an injury, and the result can be imagined, Kobe Bryant shot 3 of 13, only cut 6 points, and handed out seven turnovers, but in the game Kobe Bryant delivered eight assists and grabbed five rebounds.
After watching that game at home, Leylin had to admire Kobe's perseverance.
After the game, he was diagnosed with a torn ligament.
If he undergoes surgery, Bryant's season will be reimbursed.
However, if you do not undergo surgery and take conservative treatment, the injury may worsen and lead to phalangeal tendonitis.
Apparently Kobe Bryant chose the latter, sacrificing his physical health for the championship ring.
Leylin couldn't imagine that the temptation of the championship was so great, so that Kobe Bryant could bear the pain and carry the team forward.
At this point, Lei Lin asked himself if he couldn't do it now.
Touch!
While Reelin was thinking, the Rockets had already completed an offense, returning to the Lakers' offense, and Bryant took Odom's split ball and missed the baseline jumper.
Scola easily confiscated the rebound, the Rockets went down quickly, and Hyde added two more points to a layup.
With Bryant's three-pointer from the outside, the third quarter was over, and the Rockets outscored the Lakers by two points at 77-75.
"Great performance, guys!"
Looking at the score, Adelman said to his disciples with a smile.
In the entire first half, Adelman did not show such a smile on his face, because the Lakers played very resolute and tenacious under the leadership of Kobe, especially Kobe Bryant maintained such a high shooting rate, which was even more terrifying.
'Keep going like this, running, cutting in the air, passing. If you can't find a gap, give the ball to ......"
Adelman looked around at his players before finally landing on Maddie.
"Tracy, if you don't have a shot, give the ball to Tracy, have him single!"
Maddie smiled when she heard Adelman's words.
In the past three quarters of the game, Maddie only scored nine points, which made Maddie's heart hold back and wanted to show his dominance in the final quarter.
What's more, the most reliable of the Rockets is only Maddie.
Alston saw a lot of points in the first half, but had a dismal performance in the third quarter. If it weren't for Leylin's timely step up and excellent performance, it would have been very difficult to beat the Lakers.
"Inside DiCambe, Luiz, watch out for the rebound, Ray, you're resting for a while, and if you need to, you're on the court!"
"No problem!"
“OK! Guys, come on! Kill them! ”
"Kill them!"
Leylin and his teammates roared towards a twenty-two winning streak.
Honk......
After a short break, the fourth quarter began.
The players from both sides returned to the court, and the Lakers continued their lineup in the final moments of the third quarter.
Turiaf, Odom, Rademanovic, Kobe, Fisher.
After the Rockets' offense succeeded, the Lakers' offense, all the heavy responsibilities were still on Kobe Bryant.
When Bryant controlled the ball at the top of the three-point arc, all the players pulled away.
Singles!
After Bryant's consecutive feints, he cut directly from Battier's side to the inside.
In the face of Uncle Mu, Kobe Bryant made a layup on Uncle Mu's body, and in order to avoid Uncle Mu's block, Kobe Bryant directly picked up a basket before Uncle Mu completed the block action.
The basketball bounced on the top of the basket and bounced directly into the basket, and the Lakers struggled to complete an offense.
Swish!
Unlike the Lakers' difficult journey, the Rockets players are gradually getting hot.
Battier received a pass from Maddy on the outside and opened his hand for a three-pointer.
“THREEPOINT……”
The shouts of the DJ pierced the entire Toyota Center.
In the deafening shout, Lei Lin excitedly waved the towel in his hand.
Victory is not far off.
On the other side, Fisher continued to hand the ball to Kobe Bryant after half court.
Swish!
After shaking off a small space, Bryant made a jumper.
After the basketball flies, it plunges headlong into the hoop.
"Roar, Kobe Bryant is still continuing his hot hand, this is his thirty-ninth point in this game!"
Indeed, in this game, Kobe Bryant maintained a super high shooting rate.
But as the game went on, Bryant's shooting percentage began to drop.
……
Clang!
This was Bryant's first iron hit, and Leylin couldn't remember it clearly, jamming Turyaf behind him, and Leylin gently gave the basketball to Hayes next to him.
The Rockets are down and have two more points.
Looking at the scoreboard, Leylin clenched his fist and waved it there.
At 108-98, the Rockets have reached a 10-point lead, and there are less than two minutes left in the game.
Raelin came on midway through the fourth quarter to replace Mutombo.
On the sidelines, he watched Bryant go off the altar in this game.
After the second hit, Bryant never made another shot.
Although he handed out a few assists, he still couldn't help the Lakers bite the score.
Swish!
After Bobby Jackson hit a layup, the Lakers directly replaced Kobe Bryant and waited for the main players, obviously they gave up the game. The same was true for the Rockets, who replaced their main players.
When the Rockets players were substituted, there was a round of applause in the court.
This is the fans' tribute to these heroes.
The moment Leylin was substituted, Barkley was there laughing.
"Hahaha, Kenny, hi Kenny, do you know what I'm thinking? Haha, you know, yes, I'm thinking about how you look at a basketball! ”
The moment Kenny Smith was substituted for Leylin, his face turned green!
Because after Raylin came on the court in the fourth quarter, he only grabbed two rebounds on zero of two shots, and his score was still 17 points, not 20 points.
In this way, before the next game is live, Kenny Smith will be in front of a national audience, live gnawing basketball!
Honk!
When the race was over, the Toyota Center was immediately in jubilation.
Twenty-two wins in a row, and they did it again!
After the game ended, Leylin found Kobe Bryant as soon as possible.
"Can you sign it for me now?"
Leylin directly took a clean jersey and handed it to Kobe.
"Allright, you've won!"
Kobe Bryant looked at Leylin a little listlessly.
Then he took the oil pen from the assistant coach and signed his name directly on the jersey.
"Next time, I'm going to kick you in the ass! Rookie! ”
After saying that, Kobe Bryant turned around and went straight into the players' tunnel.
The victory here has nothing to do with him.
Now he needs to rest and wait for the next battle, he is an unyielding fighter, always moving forward in constant battles!