Chapter 327: The Battle of the Peak
"Kobe, Kobe, MVP, MVP, MVP, MVP......" The fans stood up and shouted excitedly.
"Kobe Bryant ...... Special ......" DJs at the scene also chanted Kobe's name.
Kobe Bryant steadily put the ball into the basket, 2+1 played!
The Spurs attacked, Leonard missed a mid-range jumper, and Pau Gasol grabbed a defensive rebound.
Steve Blake broke through with the ball, and as he threw Chen Feng away half of his body, Steve Blake was full of pride and successfully broke through Chen Feng's defense, and then finally had his own performance time.
He naturally didn't notice that at the moment he started, Chen Feng's right foot had already been slowly lifted off the ground, and when he used his body to open up a breakthrough channel for himself, Chen Feng's upper body had an obvious backward movement, moving sideways, with the tip of his left foot as the axis, and the whole person turned 180 degrees in place.
While Steve Blake was basking in the joy of the breakthrough, Chen Feng had already shifted to his right side, and the ghostly right hand struck like lightning, and naturally he would not miss under the carelessness of his opponent.
Chen Feng completed another beautiful steal, and Popovich sat on the sidelines with a satisfied smile on his face.
By the time Steve Blake wanted to chase Chen, the Spurs had already completed a beautiful fast break.
D'Antoni looked at the game on the field and couldn't help but shake his head.
Bryant singled Maddy, taking advantage of Steve Blake's cover, Bryant retreated to outside the three-point line and raised his hand to score a three-pointer.
On the Spurs' side, Chen Feng passed Maddy. Hit a high jumper.
Al Jefferson missed a layup, and Pau Gasol picked up an offensive rebound and then made a layup.
Duncan singled Al Jefferson with his back and assisted Derrick Favors for a layup.
Iguodala missed a three-point shot, Kobe grabbed an offensive rebound, and then fell back to the three-point line to shoot a three-pointer, and the ball went in incredibly.
Slowly, the game in the third quarter gradually returned to the way it was in the first half.
Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage improved slightly in this quarter, and he was crazy and scored another 11 points in a single quarter. Just in front of the Spurs' balanced attack. His personal efforts seem too thin.
The rest of the Lakers' players are only Pau Gasol who plays a little more normally. The performance of the other players can be known by looking at D'Antoni's face.
At 87:76, this was the score at the end of the third quarter, and the Spurs still led the Lakers by 11 points.
Although 11 points is not a big difference. But everybody knows it. The home team is in trouble right now.
As the 4th team in the West and 6th in the league. The Lakers didn't play very well in this game. The team's ability to fight was poor tonight, and except for Kobe, the other players didn't feel very good. The beautiful ball which I passed out. It can't be converted into an assist.
And the Spurs, tonight, played at the top of the league. Although the Thunder are now the first in the league, no one does not admit that the Spurs are now in this position again and are once again the favorites to win the championship.
Therefore, due to the weakness of the Los Angeles Lakers, tonight's battle between the two teams at the top of the West left fans slightly disappointed.
Bryant scored 39 points in the third quarter of the game, which made the fans of Angel City excited. Kobe Bryant, who is in his thirties, has come to the end of his career, but he still performs like this!
Although the home team is still behind, they would prefer to see the all-powerful No. 24 turn the tide and save the team in the last quarter of the game.
In the first three quarters, Kobe Bryant can be described as a big kill, and various scoring methods are presented in front of the fans. Chen Feng, Leonard, Maddie and others failed to stop Kobe Bryant's scoring.
Three-pointers, dunks, step-back jumpers, and more are all cheering up the fans.
However, on the other hand, it also shows that the Lakers' current offense is too single, and they can only rely on Kobe Bryant to cut points, so as to help the Lakers narrow the difference.
Prior to this season, many pundits criticized Kobe Bryant for playing too alone. But this season, Bryant's shots have decreased significantly, and he has gone more to tandem the team's offense.
Eight assists in the first three quarters is enough to tell. Moreover, Kobe Bryant's average assists per game this season have also increased a little compared to previous seasons.
The game of the fourth quarter is soon underway!
At present, both sides are basically playing with substitute lineups on the field.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Pau Gasol forced the Spurs' basket and squeezed away Dior for a layup.
On the Spurs' side. Mills assists Ginobili on a mid-range jumper.
Steve Blake made a wonderful pass to Williams for a layup, but unfortunately missed, and Meeks grabbed the offensive rebound. He didn't hit a rebound, and Dio grabbed the defensive rebound.
On the Spurs' side, Mills missed a shot from outside the three-point line, and Jordan Hill made a rebound.
The two sides are attacking each other back and forth. But the margin is still in double digits, which makes the Lakers and home fans nervous.
With seven minutes and 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the game went into an official timeout.
After the timeout, the two sides sent their main lineups one after another.
When Steve Nash first came on the court. There was a mistake. When the ball was sent to him, it seemed that the rhythm was half a beat slower, but he subconsciously caught the ball, and Chen Feng naturally would not let go of this opportunity.
At this time, the Lakers players were quickly heading towards the Spurs' half, and the Lakers did not have a single Lakers player in the half. With such a good opportunity, Chen Feng naturally will not miss it.
Chen Feng galloped into the Lakers' interior line, with a slender body. Soaring into the air in high-speed sports, like an eagle in the air, a slightly bent body, and a basketball held high with one hand. The whole person is like a full bowstring in the air.
The fans of Staples Arena looked at what was happening in front of them with incredible expressions on their faces.
"Bang dang", a huge slam dunk sound, resounded throughout the arena.
Lakers fans couldn't believe their eyes and could only watch the basketball on the floor. The tube, which was a mess just now, suddenly fell to the trough at this time, leaving only the cheers of a handful of Spurs fans.
D'Antoni called a timeout decisively. For the game against the Spurs, he has not dared to take it lightly. But he never thought of it. The Spurs, who are playing away, have shown such a strong strength. The Lakers were powerless for a while.
Popovich sat in the dugout on the sidelines with a big smile on his face. Not only did the team play a fluid attack, but they also played well defensively.
Chen Feng's unbelievable steal allowed the Spurs to play another wave of 7:3 small **. Now, with the score on the court at 96:83, the Spurs have earned a 13-point lead.
The game restarted, and Bryant significantly increased the intensity of his attack. In the current Lakers lineup, although there are Pau Gasol, Jefferson and Iguodala, at critical moments, Kobe Bryant is the most worthy of reliance. Especially when everyone else is not performing well, Kobe Bryant will undoubtedly have to take on more responsibility and pressure in the game.
It is not easy to limit Kobe's play, and the Spurs' current lineup, the most suitable for this burden is naturally Leonard.
The Spurs' current lineup on the court is: Jordan Hill, Derrick Favors, Leonard, Ginobili and Chen Feng.
Leonard's defensive ability, Popovich still trusts very much, this is definitely the defensive core of the Spurs on the outside.
Kobe Bryant received the ball in the midfield, but this time it was Chen Feng who appeared in front of him. Leonard's all-out defense made his physical exertion huge, especially against a player of Kobe's level.
Slowly and rhythmically controlling the ball in his hand, Kobe kept adjusting his body. He tried to find a breakthrough opportunity from Chen Feng, but unfortunately Chen Feng did not give him a chance. Although Chen Feng is not the core of the Spurs' outside defense, his defense is definitely not much worse than Leonard, especially for the guards of Xiao Kuailing, Chen Feng can definitely restrain to death, and Leonard is better at hard-hitting confrontations.
Bryant kept dribbling back and forth between his legs, and suddenly he started and forced himself to rush past Chen Feng's right. Chen Feng took a step back, quickly moved a step sideways, and carried Kobe Bryant with his body, Kobe Bryant had no room to accelerate again, so he could only pass the ball to the outside again.
Steve Blake received the ball from beyond the three-point line and quickly got inside. It's just that his ball was passed too carelessly, and Leonard easily broke the ball.
Immediately Leonard made a long pass, and the ball quickly flew out of the half, and at the moment of his pass, Chen Feng had already understood his intentions and quickly ran back with all his strength.
Although the two of them were only one position apart just now, Chen Feng's start one step ahead of time had quickly widened the distance, and Kobe's pursuit naturally became useless.
Seeing Chen Feng's layup, he waved his fist in annoyance.
The Lakers' offense, Kobe Bryant received the ball outside the three-point line on the right wing, but he didn't have a chance to shoot, Leonard had already appeared in front of him for the first time, and the rest of the Lakers players were not in good shape. Only Kobe Bryant seems to have regained his touch, and Popovich gave Leonard a simple task, which was to limit Kobe's scoring as much as possible.
Steve Blake saw the opportunity and quickly pulled to the outside. made a simple block with Kobe, and after Kobe broke into the inside, he decisively distributed the ball to the outside.
Iguodala received a pass from Bryant and made a jumper.
The ball "smack". in.
People thought that Kobe Bryant would attack after breaking through to the inside, but unexpectedly, he passed the ball and assisted Iguodala to hit a three-pointer. Another assist.
Kobe Bryant is not a point guard, but if he wants to pass the ball, then he will definitely not pass worse than those point guards! (To be continued......)