For Bryant, this is already a rare long story.

Each of the NBA's stars is an individual, with their own personality and playing style, and as they grow older and play more games, the maturity of the star is an inevitable thing. That's the case with Kobe Bryant, who is in his prime and his most mature years, and he's trying to learn to be a good boss instead of just being a scorer.

Teaching teammates is also a form of growth.

Under Kobe's words, Ariza handled the ball much more calmly.

In all fairness, the Lakers' lineup is indeed better than that of the Timberwolves, and the most important thing is that Gasol in his prime is really terrifying. Mid-range shots, low-post hooks, rebounding, passing, and defense can do anything. Ariza's defense is also much better than Batum's, fortunately his strength is average, otherwise Zheng Ke really can't find a better way to attack for a while.

At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by five points, 22-27.

There was no heavy cheering or boos in the Staples arena, and they didn't have a sense of crisis against the Timberwolves coming from afar, and the Lakers' first-quarter performance proved it.

The Timberwolves' players felt the pressure, as did Zheng, who sat on the bench with a heavy gasp and sweat running down his forehead. He suddenly had the illusion that the Lakers didn't seem to have any strength, but they made the Timberwolves a little embarrassed.

In the first quarter, Zheng Ke scored 10 points and 2 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting, according to previous games. He played this game, and the lead was definitely the Timberwolves, but now he is 5 points behind. With only offense, the Lakers suppressed the Timberwolves on the court!

Whitman's tie didn't know when he had torn it off, but the delicate and noble Lakers home court made him feel a cold killing intent, and the Zen master sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai was like a magic hand behind the black curtain at this moment, and began to manipulate the chessboard, showing the Lakers' strongest weapon step by step.

Very much trouble.

Whitman only felt that his tongue was dry, and the Timberwolves, known as the bench bandits, were no longer as sharp as usual. Whitman had to admit. When Odom is not unconscious, it is an extremely luxurious thing to use to fight the sixth man. Brewer is too skinny and Smith is too short. When Odom appeared on the court as a power forward, Whitman struggled to find the right player to limit him.

The difference between the two teams has tended to widen.

The war between the benches has entered a white-hot phase, and Lowry has become the only bright spot on the Timberwolves bench. As for Randy Foye, it seems to be after making the playoffs. And he became silent. Without the regular-season vibe, he's a contender for the Sixth Man of the Season.

"It's hard to fight!" Whitman shook his head.

He replaced Zheng Ke in advance, which was also a helpless move, although the Timberwolves were only 7 points behind at the moment, but the substitute had a faint tendency to collapse, as a head coach, this instinct is still there.

"The Timberwolves replaced Zheng Ke in advance!" Webb exclaimed.

"There's no way around it." Magic Johnson laughed and said, "The Timberwolves have a good bench lineup. But it seems a little lost in Staples, and the lads are probably freaked out by so many stars. The state is obviously not as good as usual. ”

Brewer clapped his hands with Zheng Ke depressedly, his face was full of melancholy, and he said apologetically: "Zheng, we are in too bad shape, I'm really embarrassed." ”

"It's okay," Zheng Ke smiled slightly, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "The Lakers are really difficult, but we haven't won against them, so why be afraid?" ”

Hearing Zheng Ke say this, Brewer's depression dissipated a lot, and he also patted Zheng Ke to show his cheers.

Zheng's appearance drew a lot of boos from the audience, but compared to the near-total boos in Portland, this boo was almost negligible.

Lowry made a solid second free throw to give the Timberwolves a six-point trail at 30-36.

The Lakers' offense, slowly advancing with the ball is Odom, who is 2.08 meters long.

A gleam flashed in Zheng Ke's eyes, and with an arrow step, he rushed to the front of Odom, opened his big hands, and shrouded Odom's circumference.

Odom was taken aback, and he subconsciously turned his back to protect the basketball.

In fact, Odom, who made Zheng Ke's defense a little unstoppable, was a tactic that he himself proposed to Whitman. Zheng Ke thinks that his height is more than enough to play power forward, not to mention that he has outstanding arms and amazing strength, even if Odom holds the ball well, he can't dribble better than a defender.

Zheng Ke stretched out his right ape-like hand, went around Odom's waist without joints, and gently tapped the basketball in Odom's hand.

Odom is careless, Zheng Ke has always been praised for his ball-handling defense, and he, like Paul, is the kind of player who can make multiple steals per game without losing position.

This was unexpected, and the basketball immediately broke out of Odom's grasp and bounced forward the court.

Zheng Ke then used brute force to squeeze Odom away, and in an instant, he picked up the basketball on the floor and rushed to the Lakers' halfcourt.

Before Odom could come to his senses, he was intercepted from the basketball in his hand, and then he found a huge No. 17 back rushing into his sight, and between breaths, the back was so small that he couldn't keep up with it at all.

Zheng Ke looked back, but no one returned to the defense, and he knew that the fans in the stadium and even the world were staring at him at this moment.

One step, two steps.

There was only a lonely basketball hoop left between Zheng Ke's world, and he flew diagonally from the free throw line, leaning forward with his hands to send the basketball.

Is it just an ordinary two-handed dunk?

No, of course not!

Zheng Kekong withdrew his hands that grabbed the basketball, received his abdomen, received his crotch, and then pulled it back to his right shoulder, and made a big circle!

"Bang!"

Zheng Ke's hands made intimate contact with the basket, and at the same time as he smashed the basketball hoop, the basketball hoop trembled violently.

Zheng Ke spread his hands and stood on the ground with his legs bent, feeling the exclamations of the audience.

"Even-bought karma!" Magic Johnson's eyes widened, and instead of the audience, he let out the loudest exclamation: "Zheng Ke steals Lamar (Odom) and completes the windmill dunk in the frontcourt!" What was Lamar doing, was he distracted again? ”

"What a perfect dunk! Whether it's the height of the jump, the distance of the glide or the grace of the movement, this dunk is flawless! Chris Webber exclaimed: "Perfect, perfect!" ”

"Although I have seen countless violent dunks staged by Zheng Ke, I still can't believe that his bounce can reach such a point, which is amazing, and I hope the league can invite the young man to participate in the slam dunk contest!" Johnson is also full of praise for Zheng Ke, who has always liked a star like Zheng Ke who has grown up through his own efforts.

"Haha, I'm really looking forward to it." Webb laughed.

Odom really didn't get distracted this time, Zheng Ke pressed this time, as soon as he pulled out the ball, he rushed away with an arrow step, and it can only be said that the news of beating the Timberwolves just now made him a little careless, and he accidentally made a mistake.

Determined to get it back, he pushed forward while shouting at his teammates to run.

The Lakers' on-court bench lineup is Odom, Vujacic, Shannon Brown, Fisher and Bynum, while the Timberwolves' on-court lineup is Lowry, Afralo, McMiller, Zheng Ke and Channing Fry.

Bynum in '09 was only 22 years old, and he was not yet 18 years old when he entered the league in '05, and the Lakers put a lot of effort into developing this "little shark" who seemed to have great potential. We don't know if there is an expectation of raising him into a big shark, but what can be seen is that Bynum's tonnage is becoming more and more exaggerated, and in today's era when NBA centers are withering, his horizontal flesh has given him a lot of convenience.

Facing the Timberwolves bench guarded by Channing Frye, he played smoothly.

This time, Odom tried his best to break through Zheng Ke's failure, and gave him a high-profile inside, so Bynum made a simple turn, used his body to squeeze a little space, and used his mentor Abdul-Jabbar's small hook hand.

Hit. 32 to 38.

Before Bynum could celebrate, Channingflye picked up the basketball and sent it out, so fast that one of Channingflye's feet was still dangling in the air and not stepping on the floor.

Fast attack and fast attack!

Before the Lakers could react, Lowry, who received the ball, threw the ball high into the air with a strong long throw.

I saw that the audience at the scene writhed their heads in unison with the parabola of basketball.

In the frontcourt, Zheng Ke and Afflaro attacked quickly, but the Lakers retreated only Ariza, who followed Zheng Ke closely, and suddenly formed a two-on-one situation.

Zheng Ke received the basketball, carried the momentum of the forest wolf, and rushed towards the lonely Ariza, that posture was clearly preparing to attack the basket directly.

Ariza closed his eyes, he turned his heart sideways, protected the vital point, and stood in front of Zheng Ke.

But a hint of cunning flashed in Zheng Ke's eyes, and with a flick of his wrist, he threw the ball to the left side of the basket.

Aflalo had a good idea, jumped up, grabbed Zheng Ke's pass firmly in the air, and then hung on the Lakers' half-court basket like a bomber!

34 to 38.

In less than a minute, the Timberwolves hit two fast breaks! (To be continued......)