It's rare for Kobe Bryant to be so aggressive in a tiebreaker.

In fact, this has always been Kobe's criticism.

As the top scorer in league history.

Bryant tends to not score well in tie-breaks.

He averaged only 21 points per game.

In the 10-year tie-break, only 6 of 24 shots were made.

But grabbed 15 rebounds.

The highest score was 30 in 2002 against the Kings.

Good enough to be a star.

But judging by the average performance of Kobe Bryant's scoring maniac.

It's not so satisfying.

Not even a 40-point game.

And at the beginning of this game, Kobe Bryant still wanted to mobilize his teammates.

After being scolded by Wang Shuang, he immediately adjusted.

Start attacking the basket and score on your own.

Stop the Thunder and come back from a timeout.

Durant hit a three-pointer from the outside.

The Thunder regained the lead.

But Kobe Bryant then also to color.

The right side of the dribble changes direction continuously.

Then turn around and shoot backwards for jumpers.

Again!

"Beautiful! Kobe Bryant's ball, the limit of the shot. Robertson was a big man and his arms were so long, but Bryant still threw the ball and hit it. Bryant was in fantastic shape tonight. ”

"That's right, Kobe Bryant really gave his best at the beginning today. I don't pass the ball, I don't assist, I just come by myself. ”

On the Thunder's side, Durant beat Wang Shuang with his back.

Missed a step-back jumper.

Under the basket, Adams grabbed the rebound.

The basket still missed.

But Westbrook came out of nowhere.

Hands-on dunking in the air!

Westbrook is like a god.

He averaged over 35 points per game in this series.

It's approaching the 2005 Suns playing the Spurs.

Stoudemire Jr. is averaging 37 points per game.

All the way to the battle of the seventh.

The Lakers still can't find a way to deal with him.

However, the Lakers have no intention of finding a way to deal with him.

If the Thunder only has Wei Shao to play alone.

The Lakers have a chance to win.

It's still Kobe Bryant holding the ball.

He spared no physical strength, changing speed and accelerating to the basket.

Facing a two-man defence.

Warp your body in the air to dodge the seal.

Missed layup!

But Wang Shuang followed.

Grabbed the rebound in the front court and made a basket.

Kobe Bryant alone attracted three people to defend.

Wang Shuang was completely left alone.

The two sides came to 12:13.

It can be seen that the Lakers are gradually coming out of the hectic opening game.

The atmosphere of the energy center has no effect on them.

On the contrary, Thunder was a little impatient.

They made mistakes in the attack.

Clarkson pulled the ball off from behind.

Bryant dribbled back and passed to Randolph in the middle of the game.

Randolph dribbled to the basket and wiped the board for a layup.

At 14:13, the Lakers overtook it!

After that, the Thunder missed an outside jumper.

But Hibbert grabbed a rebound and fouled under the basket.

The ball is still in the Thunder.

Scott looked at the time.

There are just over four minutes left in the first quarter.

It's time for Hibbert to take a break.

Played more than half a quarter.

Hibbert had 2 points and 0 rebounds.

It's time to complete your mission.

After all, Hibbert was very accurate in the first goal of the opening game.

The Thunder were lucky to get the offensive again.

This time, Durant didn't waste his chance.

Catch the ball from the outside and hit a three-point shot!

Durant can't afford to lose tonight.

His psychological pressure is also very high.

But the Lakers' response came quickly.

Wang Shuang and Kobe Bryant blocked and dismantled in the high post.

Wang double-blocked and cut down to the basket.

Created space for Jeff Green in the bottom right corner.

Bryant's pass is given.

Jeff Green catches the ball and hits a three-point shot!

Green scored a three-pointer.

Another answerball!

All the Thunder need to do is shoot a three-pointer tonight.

The Lakers, on their side, will be able to return the color right away.

This is a huge psychological pressure for the Thunder.

Means they can't get out of the Lakers' entanglement quickly.

Establish an advantage at home.

In this series, the Thunder won all the tailwind balls and won big.

The Lakers won two of them, both of which were very difficult and narrowly won.

Not only that, but in the previous game.

That's how the Lakers have come all the way.

So the fierce fight against this kind of interlaced canine teeth.

The players are very adaptable.

There was even some enjoyment.

Enjoy this confrontation with a high level of concentration.

At 17:16, the Lakers regained the lead.

Subsequently, the Lakers defense let Robertson go again.

Will Shao still believes that Roberson passed the ball to him in the bottom left corner.

There was no one three meters in front of Roberson.

Adjust it a bit before you make a move.

As a result, the ball smashed on the edge of the basket and still missed!

"Robertson's open three points, still didn't score! Since the last game, you haven't scored six three-pointers in a row, right? This one... Roberson may be a bit of a psychological shadow right now. You can't shoot it no matter how you shoot, the Lakers are completely emptying him, you can vote, if you hit, you are amazing. ”

Coach Zhang saw the Lakers' tactic.

I think it's familiar.

When Phil Jackson coached the Lakers.

This psychological tactic is often used in defense.

Strategically abandon a point of the other party.

Let him shoot three points, and the more he shoots, the more he doesn't score.

In the end, the defensive end becomes five to four.

The Lakers are kind of that right now.

If Robertson gives a little more force.

The sixth game of the Thunder has already been won.

But he just couldn't shoot.

I didn't even dare to make a move in the back.

The lack of success on the offensive end also caused Roberson to waver a little on the defensive end.

Defending requires a strong will from the players.

Once the mind is uncertain.

0.1 seconds will give the opponent a chance.

Kobe Bryant held the ball, and a change of direction from the outside passed Roberson.

Then he made a mid-range pull-up jump shot.

Again!

"Kobe, good shot! Kobe Bryant scored 10 points in the first quarter today, right? Hey, the thunder quickly counterattacked, Wei Shao, oops, really fast, immediately returned a three-point, Wei Shao's emergency stop three points! ”

The commentary is still evaluating Kobe's mid-range shot.

Westbrook has already hit a three-point shot on the counterback.

At 19:19, the two sides drew again.

There were two minutes left in the first quarter.

It's getting tough on both sides.

Both sides are consciously reducing their passing.

Add one-on-one singles.

Because in high-intensity confrontation matches.

The more passes you make, the lower your margin for error.

The more likely it is to make mistakes.

In the lower divisions.

There will be that kind of dazzling teamwork.

Why are there so few games in the NBA?

In addition to highlighting the role of stars because of commercial games.

Another reason is that the pitch is too small and the players are too tall, too strong and too fast.

There isn't that much room for passing to operate.

Instead of increasing the odds of making mistakes.

It is better to solve the problem with more efficient singles or small cooperation.

So why is O'Neill so dominant.

Because O'Neill was on the field.

His own crouching in the low post is an efficient tactic.

Others can stand and watch to save energy.

Spend your energy on open three-pointers and defense.

The so-called one-man army, but that's it.

A player like Durant was supposed to be like that.

The same is true of the former Kobe Bryant.

However, Durant missed three shots in the second half of the first quarter.

On the Lakers' side, the ball was given to Wang Shuang.

Wang Shuang played with his back in the low post.

The golden rooster independently leaned back and struck.

Hit the board!

Wang Shuang's hands were extremely hard.

[The old driver's golden left foot] does not guarantee a 100 shot.

Just improve the hit rate.

Whether you can enter or not depends on whether your hands are hard or not.

Wang Shuang scored two goals in a row in the final minute of the first quarter.

One of the goals also resulted in a defensive foul on Ibaka.

Stand at the free throw line.

Hit a free throw and scored three points.

The Lakers led by four points at 24:20 in the first quarter.

"At the end of the first quarter, neither side scored much. Most of the scoring on the Lakers' side came from Kobe Bryant and Wang Shuang, who supported the team's offense. And the Lakers don't have many assists, but the Thunder aren't much better. It feels like this Thunder has been brought into the Lakers rhythm again. ”

"Hehe, that's right, the more the Lakers play this game, the more they have experience, and the stronger their ability to control the game. Now the pace of the game is completely on the Lakers' side. On the Thunder's side, they didn't play their kind of fast offense, that kind of defensive counterattack, go down, Durant scored three points one after another, and the interior line didn't take advantage. In short, it is piecemeal and cannot form a climate. ”

"Director Zhang, what do you think is the reason for this?"

"I think on the one hand, it's because the Lakers use joint defense to disrupt the rhythm, and then the Lakers play very tough, and the Thunder are a little unaccustomed; Second, there may be some problems with the morale of the Thunder. Durant has played average for several games in a row. I can't say it's bad, but it's really average compared to his level. Wei Shao is overperforming, but Durant is a bit of a lag. I don't know what's going on inside the team......"

Zhang's guidance is still somewhat reasonable.

Although there is not much to say about the technical and tactical reputation.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Durant's sideline isn't good enough.

It's not just offense.

The Grim Reaper, who is stable, becomes ineffective.

It's more important on the defensive end.

Durant has even become a breakthrough for the Lakers.

Durant is not a top defensive player though.

But his height and reach are here.

Careful prevention will never be a colander.

But in the last game, he defended Wang Shuang.

was cast by Wang Shuang's golden rooster independence.

He wants to respond on the offensive end.

But the performance was not impressive.

The Lakers' defense against him is even more non-stop.

Resolutely let go of the other person.

Roberson or Vitesse.

The Lakers don't care, just play whatever you want.

And none of these players have the ability to kill the Lakers.

Before the start of the second quarter.

Reporters interviewed Scott on the sidelines.

The reporter asked: "What kind of changes have the Lakers made from eighth in the West all the way to now?" ”

"We're getting more and more united and we know how to win games," Scott said. We have established our core tactics, our style of play, and we know how to deal with difficulties. We're an experienced team and we're playing our own game. ”

Scott said in generalities.

Overall, the Lakers are indeed in a metamorphosis.

The second quarter begins.

Bryant rests.

The Lakers' tactics began to revolve entirely around Wang Shuang.

Wang Shuang catches the ball in the low post.

The Thunder had to send someone over to cover it.

denying that Wang Shuang's single eating can kill the thunder.

At this time, Wang Shuang will use his ability to transfer the ball to mobilize the Thunder defense.

Scott came on for Nance Jr. and replaced Randolph.

Outside line: Tony Allen and Lowe match.

It's a more dynamic mix on the offensive end.

Nance Jr. has a stronger impact on the inside.

Lu Wei's ball handling made up for Wang Shuang's shortcomings.

Even without Kobe Bryant and Randolph.

The Lakers also have a good fighting power.

It is conceivable that next season, the Lakers' combat power will not be too bad.

Of course, these are all built on Wang Shuang's defensive appeal.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers played an efficient offense.

Attacked the Thunder one 8:2.

Changed the score to 32:22.

The margin was stretched to 10 points.

The Thunder immediately called a timeout to adjust.

Donovan yelled at the players on the bench.

From the sixth game onwards, it was as if they had become unable to play.

The inefficiency on the offensive end is outrageous.

Except for Wei Shao, one person resisted.

No second person – including Kevin Durant – can step up and help enough.

Durant has shot 3-of-7 so far.

The performance can only be described as so-so.

Donovan chose to be patient during the previous timeout and after the game.

Because he knows where he stands.

He knows that superstars are more important than him.

But now, at this time, grab seven.

Home, the edge of the cliff.

Donovan couldn't bear it anymore.

He yelled at the players.

Say they're acting like a piece of shit.

Donovan's anger finally touched the Thunder players.

The timeout ended and returned to the game.

Adams was the first to eat Nance Jr. under the basket.

Then, the Thunder successfully defended the Lakers' offense.

Outside Vitesse countered and hit a three-point shot.

The Thunder gradually recovered in the second quarter.

They cheered up and cheered to the call of the whole audience at OKC.

Start with defense and limit the Lakers' offensive efficiency.

Especially Wang Shuang's offensive efficiency.

And the outside line faces the Lakers' shrinking defense.

Robertson finally started shooting three-pointers.

He received a pass from Adams in the bottom right corner.

Hit the first three-pointer of the game!

It was the first three-point point since Game 6 and Game 7.

The Thunder responded with an 11-0 win over the Lakers.

After Roberson made this three-pointer.

The Thunder managed to overtake the score.

The two sides came to 32:33.

The Lakers called a timeout.

"The Thunder gave the Lakers an 11:0! This Robertson finally scored three points. ”

"Yes, it's not easy, it's not easy, Robertson doesn't score three points again, and the Thunder can't play this offense. It's five to four, and a point on the outside line is always empty and leaking. This is finally going to get one, look at how the Lakers respond, Kobe Bryant should be on the court. ”

Director Zhang was right.

Kobe Bryant is indeed going to appear.

Wang Shuang alone is not enough.

There is no Kobe Bryant's striking iron.

Wang Shuang's frontcourt rebounds are not easy to grab.

And the Thunder is now resolutely encircling Wang Shuang.

It's hard for him to get a shot.

Kobe Bryant is here, and the Thunder team's Wang Shuang's bag will not be unscrupulous.

At this time, the two sides are back on the same starting line.

The Lakers went from leading by 10 points to trailing by 1 point.

But the Lakers players didn't panic at all.

Instead, continue to play steadily.

Kobe Bryant and Wang Shuang drew most of the defensive attention.

The ball went to Randolph in the low post.

Randolph forced Ibaka with his back.

This time he succeeded.

The left hand is a basket.

However, there was some verbal altercation between the two under the basket.

The last time they faced off in a playoff game was in '11.

At that time, it was Perkins who was in charge of defending Randolph.

Ibaka greeted from behind.

Randolph is at the pinnacle.

Now Randolph is slipping.

Ibaka is not so able to jump because of 14 years of forced effort.

In the series, the entanglement between the two under the basket was still intense.

The Thunder, who had just attacked smoothly.

Suddenly the power went off after the pause came back.

Ibaka misses the ball from the outside.

Wang Shuang grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers fight back.

Kobe Bryant catches the ball.

There is no stop to quickly pass through the half.

Pause, accelerate, pause and accelerate!

Bryant took advantage of a series of tempo changes.

Shake off the defender and go straight to the basket.

Dodge the defender and make a layup!

Beautiful goal.

Kobe Bryant was really red-eyed tonight.

He felt like he was back in the days when he only had the ball and no teammates.

This season's changes seem to have come to naught.

Just because the Lakers need him to do it.

At 36:33, the Lakers re-established their advantage.

Of course, the tug-of-war between the two sides is far from over.

In the seventh game, neither side had much tactics.

They all know each other thoroughly.

It's all about on-the-spot play and willpower.

There has been a significant increase in one-on-one singles by players.

Every ball tries to rush in.

Make fouls, make kills, get closer to the basket to finish offense.

Durant scored two points on a layup and a throw-up.

came back, Wang Shuang used the block to cut the basket.

After receiving the ball, he made a layup with a low left hand.

Westbrook cut in right down the middle.

Take advantage of the loopholes in the Lakers' defense to slash and dunk!

Coming back, Kobe Bryant slipped the bottom line.

After receiving the king's double strategy, the master's baseline throw was successful.

Wang Shuang + Kobe vs Wei Shao + Durant.

It's a battle between the twin star combinations.

No matter how you look at it, Durant and Wei Shao have the advantage.

Both are at the top.

And Wang Shuang and Kobe Bryant are younger and one old.

A peak has passed, and a sudden rise has been lost.

Looking at the bench role players, the Thunder are also a little more powerful.

The Lakers are the remnants of the old and the young.

But that's what basketball is all about.

What you think is the old, weak, sick and disabled, but the combination is very powerful.

Especially Kobe Bryant was like a god in the first half.

It was as if he had returned to the state of his youth.

Continuous dribbling under the crotch.

In the face of the double bag, take the bottom line and pass.

Then face the help defense.

Stop-and-back hit!

followed by cutting the ball in Wei Shao's hand on the defensive end.

Fight back quickly and use the rhythm to dodge defenders.

A high-board toss hit!

Smooth flow, all in one go!

"Beautiful! Kobe Bryant, already scored 20 points! The first half is not over yet, Kobe Bryant, who scored 25 points. ”

Bryant's series of actions allowed the Lakers to re-establish an advantage.

The first half ended with the Lakers at 57-55.

They led the Thunder by 2 points.

Bryant scored 25 points alone.

It was his highest score in a half of the playoffs this year.

It wasn't much in the past.

Basic operations.

But for Kobe Bryant this season.

It's not easy.

And it's not just the offensive end that scores in a row.

On the defensive end, Bryant also took on the heavy responsibility of opposing Westbrook.

He was very strong defensively tonight.

Two steals have already been made in the first half.

At the same time, there were only two assists.

Apparently it's very Kobe.

Watch the leading game.

Although it is only 2 points.

But it's still a psychological advantage for the Lakers.

With the advantage, the players of both sides went to rest.

On the way back to the locker room.

Bryant looked unusually tired.

Sweat soaked his jersey.

For Kobe, he did consume a lot.

The playoffs have not been played so far.

The 38-year-old was covered in wounds.

Kobe Bryant is burning the last of his basketball life.

Back in the locker room, Bryant sat on a stool.

Then he pulled Wang Shuang and said, "Hey, Wang, it's up to you in the second half." ”