Chapter 118: Paranoia

(PS: After reading this chapter, please read the author's words at the end)

The Lakers didn't call a timeout, because Kobe Bryant gestured to signal that D'Antoni's team was fine, which made D'Antoni, who was about to call another timeout, have to give up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

However, D'Antoni is confident that his players are seasoned veterans and will not be intimidated by such a situation.

The five players in the Lakers' court, except for Nash, are all players who have experienced the Finals, and Nash has long been accustomed to all kinds of ups and downs in the league, although the current situation is not good for the Lakers, but it is not enough to panic such five players.

Indeed, although the Lakers are now completely passive on the court, the Lakers' players do not seem to have changed on the surface.

Moreover, D'Antoni also knows that this ball, in fact, is not particularly meaningful to call a timeout, because at this time, no matter who arranges the Lakers' tactics, it must be the same, let Kobe Bryant play.

Although D'Antoni did not call a timeout, he knew that even if he called a timeout, Kobe Bryant would ask for it.

D'Antoni was right, and the paranoid Kobe Bryant went straight to Nash for the ball in the first half.

Before Li Yang's defense wanted to make a foul, but came back and let Li Yang shoot two points to complete the overtake, if Kobe Bryant would not attack with the ball at this time to make a counterattack, he would not be Kobe, although such a choice is not wise.

Holding the ball at the three-point line on the left side of the arc, Kobe Bryant half-leaned on Li Yang, looked inside, and observed the position of the Spurs players, he knew very well that as long as he launched an attack on this ball, he would definitely not face Li Yang's defense alone.

Li Yang is also very aware of this, he knows that Kobe Bryant will definitely have a choice in the offensive direction at this time, but Li Yang does not want to give him such a choice, and tightly stuck the right side, so that even if Kobe breaks through the dribble, the help defense of his teammates in the direction of the baseline can be more relaxed.

Breakthrough, Kobe Bryant really had no choice at this time, suddenly started, Kobe quickly broke through to the left, Kobe's start was very fierce, and he tried to throw Li Yang away directly.

However, as soon as he took a step, Kobe Bryant felt a sharp pain coming from his foot, and his body immediately stumbled to the ground.

"Tick!"

Beside Kobe, Li Yang was about to move his feet to follow, when he suddenly saw Kobe Bryant fall to the ground, and the referee's whistle sounded at this time.

“what?”

Li Yang spread his hands and looked at the referee with an innocent face, this ball, he was 100% sure that he didn't make any moves, Kobe's fall to the ground had nothing to do with his defense.

"Shh

Some fans at the scene also booed at this time to express their dissatisfaction with the referee's decision, because many people could see clearly that Li Yang and Kobe did not have much physical contact with this ball, and Kobe's inexplicable words were a little inexplicable.

But then, the boos of the fans at the scene disappeared, and the Spurs fans seemed to sense that something was wrong.

Li Yang was the first person to find that there was something wrong with Kobe, he originally pointed to Kobe and wanted to explain to the referee, saying that Kobe fell by himself, but when he looked at Kobe, he found that the other party's face was full of pain.

Immediately afterward, the rest of the Lakers' players also gathered around, and after finding Kobe Bryant sitting on the ground with a painful face, they immediately motioned to the coach and team doctor on the sidelines.

Kobe Bryant is injured?

Seeing this scene, both Li Yang and the fans at the scene guessed something, Li Yang did not go to the referee to theorize again, and the boos of the fans at the scene disappeared at this time.

On the Lakers bench on the sidelines, the Lakers' coaches and players also immediately stood up and looked at the court with nervous faces.

"Kobe, are you alright?"

"The Achilles tendon position hurts, it's okay, help me up and try it. ”

Kobe Bryant answered the team doctor's question and stood up in the support of the Lakers, but his injured foot had just touched the ground, and his face showed an extremely painful expression.

Seeing this, the expression on the face of the Lakers team doctor suddenly became serious, and he immediately motioned for the Lakers players to help Kobe Bryant to the sidelines.

"Wait a minute, let me make free throws!" At this time, Kobe Bryant suddenly said.

"No, Kobe, you have to get off the court right away......"

The Lakers doctor continued to speak, and at this time Kobe Bryant spoke again.

"Let me make free throws!"

The team doctor opened his mouth, but finally didn't speak, and silently walked to the sidelines, having spent a lot of time with the Lakers, he knew very well that once Kobe Bryant became paranoid, no one could change his mind.

Li Yang was standing not far away, he could clearly hear the conversation between Kobe and the team doctor, I don't know if it was an illusion, from Kobe's words, he heard a kind of determination.

However, soon, Li Yang knew that his words were not delusions.

The referee signaled for the game to restart, and Li Yang, who was standing outside the free throw line, saw Kobe limp into the court, he walked very slowly, and his injured leg was raised almost immediately, and everyone could see that Kobe was in a bad situation at this time.

Kobe Bryant stood at the free throw line, at this time, his injured leg seemed to be unable to even land, with a painful expression on his face, he supported his body with one foot with his uninjured leg, and motioned to the referee on the baseline to ask for the ball.

The scene was quiet at this time, and the Spurs fans rarely made any noise when Kobe Bryant made a free throw, and when they saw Kobe Bryant throw the ball out with one foot, even as an opponent, all the Spurs people on the scene only admired it in their hearts.

Li Yang was also shocked by Kobe's fighting spirit and willpower at this moment, Kobe Bryant stood there on one foot, as if he could fall down at any time, but he still stood there, stubbornly trying to complete the free throw.

How to evaluate Kobe's paranoia?

Li Yang didn't know that he was not a fan of Kobe Bryant before, but at this moment, he also admitted that he was moved by Kobe's paranoia.

Kobe Bryant finally completed two free throws, and seeing that Kobe Bryant couldn't support it with one foot, Li Yang, who was closer to him, immediately took a step forward to hold Kobe Bryant.

"Thank you!" Kobe glanced at Li Yang, perhaps because of the pain, he said this sentence very hard, almost inhaling the cold air and popping out a word.

Immediately afterwards, he gently broke free from Li Yang's support, refused the team doctor's proposal to take a stretcher, and limped towards the sidelines.

There was silence for a while, and then suddenly there was sporadic applause in one corner, and then the applause grew louder and louder.

Listening to the applause at the scene and looking at Kobe's back, Li Yang suddenly had a feeling in his heart that perhaps, Kobe's era is over.