Choice, many times is a very luxurious thing, when a thing comes to you, you may not have any choice. Just like the problem that Phil Jackson is facing now, when he saw Maddie frantically impacting the Lakers basket under the cover of Yao Ming again and again, he had no choice, he didn't like Kobe, there was no doubt about this, otherwise he wouldn't have directly made the player who was selected to the All-Star and All-Defensive Team this year into a role player who averaged less than 15 points per game in the playoffs, and in fact it was no longer a matter of liking or disliking, it had risen to the question of trust and distrust, Although these two are not good words, there are differences.

Now Phil Jackson has lost trust in Kobe, that's for sure, especially in the first two games when Fan Maniac brought two wins to the Lakers, at this time, the Lakers head coach can't have a reason for Kobe Bryant even if he doesn't like it, but he must use it, because with Van Exel, he can do without Kobe Bryant at all, but the offensive end may be possible, but on the defensive end, especially when the Celtics play this kind of rough offense, it is even more so, Compared with the Boston Celtics' more stable defensive system and extremely complex offensive routines, Phil Jackson hates more about the Boston Celtics' extremely personal offense, and in fact, this is also the weakness of this team after the lack of Kobe, the outside defense is too weak to withstand the impact at all, and in fact, in the entire league, except for Carter, there are not many people who can really choke Maddie on the defensive end, and it can almost be said that there is none, and in the entire league, Kobe Bryant is also one of the few players who does not fall behind or even has the upper hand every time he plays against Maddie, especially on the defensive end. As the Lakers guard has always said, Maddie has never beaten him than heads-up.

In fact, what Phil Jackson is afraid of is Kobe Bryant's heads-up with Maddy after he comes on the court, and the heads-up on the defensive end is fine, but on the offensive end, if he ignores the rest of the Lakers, the team will be tragic. Of course, regardless of the concerns, after the first Lakers timeout of this game, Kobe Bryant, the Lakers player who was left in the cold after the first two games, was once again in the regular spot, and came on the court after only four minutes of the game, which was an unconventional substitution. In the NBA, in fact, there are not many such substitutions, of course. When such a substitution occurs, the effect is also extremely significant, at least after Kobe Bryant came on the court, the Los Angeles Lakers stopped the bleeding on the defensive end, and they were not broken through as they were at the beginning of the game.

"I hope you don't disappoint me today," Phil Jackson thought as he looked at Kobe Bryant, who was working hard to defend Maddie on the court, and frowned in his heart. There is no doubt about the young guard's defensive ability and positivity, and even if he is now relegated to the bench, even if many people are hyping him out of the final year of his contract, the Lakers guard has not made people feel that he is slacking off after coming on the court. In fact, Phil Jackson is not worried about his slackness, but is worried about some of Kobe's behaviors that are beyond his command, such as private offense. However, judging from the first quarter, Phil Jackson did not see Kobe's strong desire to take the initiative to attack, but really did it according to Phil Jackson's defensive tasks, in this case, at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers also held the strongest offensive of the Celtics at the beginning.

At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two teams was 36-28, and the Los Angeles Lakers were down by as many as eight points, but they also held their ground

Maddie likes to play against Kobe, the two are very familiar with each other, when the second quarter rotation time passed, when the two returned to the court, Maddie has been holding the ball at the top of the arc rhythmically dribbling, in the first quarter he played quite well, of course, this is just good, most of his highlight moments are before Kobe Bryant came up, after Kobe Bryant came up, his scoring became much more difficult, and for what kind of role he is in this game, Maddie is also very clear, In this game, the Boston Celtics do not have the so-called 1-4 tactics, there is no triangle offense and no Princeton, there is only a simple single of this kind of strongest star, just like the Lakers, in this case, he can no longer care about his own data like the previous four games, he doesn't care about the wins and losses of himself and the opposing player, for the team that has always needed to rely on singles to win, Maddie, as the core player of the team, must win when he singles the opposing player, if a singles team, Even his boss loses, so don't play, in this case, Maddie and Kobe Bryant are absolutely going to split the winner in this game, so this time, Maddie is extremely determined to look at Kobe Bryant, who is staring at him all the time, and at this time Kobe also wants to beat Maddie.

"Didn't the coach say that I should play as I please? So I'll tell you today, whose singles are more powerful" Just with a look in his eyes, Maddie killed Kobe Bryant at a gallop, and with Maddie's height, it is definitely an amazing thing to have such speed and ball control, and when Maddie shook Kobe Bryant out of the free throw line with two big directional shakes, the scene was once again immersed in the Celtics' leading player. And when Maddie hit the mid-range shot, Kobe, who was shaken by Maddie, also sat on the ground and looked at Maddie in a daze, at this time the Lakers guard gritted his teeth a little.

In the NBA, the defensive side must suffer, even in the entire basketball world, if it is more offensive, Kobe never thinks that he will lose to Maddie, but at this time, he does not have such a free environment as Maddie, if he dares to mess around on the court, he will definitely not even get the opportunity to defend and will be replaced by Phil Jackson.

"If the Raptors had agreed to trade Maddie for Kobe, the current Lakers should be completely different" Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, who has been watching all the dynamics on the court on the sidelines, also sighed a little in his heart, he had a chance to get Maddy, the Raptors were willing to get Pierce or Nash of the Timberwolves, the Celtics' white chocolate and the Lakers' Kobe, and in the end the Timberwolves and Lakers both rejected the Raptors' offer, and Maddy finally went to the Celtics. Of course, even regret was just a passing moment in Phil Jackson's mind, and he now knew exactly what he had to do

"Coach, Tracy's offensive efficiency has declined" In front of the Boston Celtics bench, Boston Celtics assistant coach Stephen Green said to Zhuang Fei with some concern, Maddie's responsibility for this game is no longer the soy sauce role of the previous games, but in fact he is the team's main offensive point on the outside of this game, in this regard, Maddie performed very well after the start of the game, even after the start of the second quarter, his offensive desire has not decreased, but for him, In the face of Kobe, he has always not been able to maximize his offensive efficiency, which is inevitable, Kobe's defense is one of the best NBA outside players, his footsteps and body can fully keep up with Maddie, which makes it difficult for Maddie to break through him directly, in this case, Maddy's more offense can only be mid-range or long-distance shooting, although Maddie is also very good at this offensive method, but it is difficult to be efficient in the face of Kobe.

Green's meaning Zhuang Fei naturally understands that the Celtics will have three main attack points in this game, and now only Maddie is playing with all his might, according to Green's meaning, it is time to change the main attack, at this point, Zhuang Fei has more options than Phil Jackson, Phil Jackson At this time, except for O'Neal, no one else is trusted at all, this is not just Kobe, even Malone and others, the only player who can really make him feel at ease is O'Fat, in this case, Although the Lakers and Celtics seem to be in a balanced situation now, Yao Ming of the Celtics has not yet made a force, and Ao Fat has taken on the team's main offensive banner early.

"Don't worry, take a look" Zhuang Fei also said with a smile to the assistant next to him, and at this time Zhuang Fei's eyes came to the Lakers guard on the court, at this time Kobe Bryant still did not have much movement, and Maddie's offensive efficiency was still within Zhuang Fei's control

"Kobe, you won't be so defensive all the time" Maddie leaned back to Kobe Bryant and said slightly provocatively, Kobe's defensive attention in this game was very focused, which made Maddie a little uncomfortable, he needed Kobe to be careful, he needed Kobe not to be so concentrated on the defensive end, and he also didn't want Kobe to be so calm, it was too uncomfortable, although he could also beat Kobe, but he didn't want his offensive efficiency to drag the team back, which was different from when he and Anthony Walker brushed data for the boss. It's just that Maddie is a little helpless that he deliberately played very fancy in the first few times to 'humiliate' Kobe in front of Kobe, but Kobe Bryant was not hot-headed.

"It's really a difficult opponent" Thinking of his old friend, Maddie also sighed in her heart, the two are too familiar, even if he flirts with Vanessa, it is estimated that there is no way to provoke Kobe. It's just that under Maddie's sigh, he suddenly found that his hand was light, and then he lost his support behind his back, and suddenly a yellow figure of No. 8 pierced out like an arrow.

The ball was broken. (To be continued.) )