Kobe Bryant is in the same position now as Jordan was before his success.

He has distinct personal traits, paranoid, competitive, and a strong desire to attack. But compared to Yu Fei, he lacks motivation to inspire his teammates.

Not being able to get his teammates to get better became the main way to criticize him.

Moreover, now that Yu Fei is leading a group of young people in the supersonics, it is no longer convincing to say that the Bucks' players are better, as they have done in the past.

Jackson was reluctant to communicate with Bryant about the matter.

Because he tried, and there was a terrible consequence from this.

Looking at Kobe Bryant, who was full of fighting spirit and full of desire to fight back, Jackson's mind flashed the old things of a few years ago.

It was the playoffs in 2006.

The first year of the full introduction of the ban was also the year when Kobe Bryant's offensive end broke out in full force.

He became another scoring champion with an average of 35+ per game after Yu Fei.

It was Kobe Bryant in his prime. It's a pity that at that time, Yu Fei opened the second stage of the Bucks' two-game winning streak, no matter how brave the regular season was, the playoffs were the stage to test the real gold.

When Yu Fei led the newborn Bucks to pass the test and sweep the East, Kobe Bryant sank in the first round of the West.

Facing Nash's Suns, Kobe Bryant has given a famous scene of double shutouts in a single game, but more of a struggle and helplessness. At that time, the Lakers were expected to eliminate the Suns in Game 6, but they were changed by a stunner from the opponent, and when they came to Game 7, the doubts about Kobe Bryant became stronger and stronger, and even Jackson himself felt that the Lakers had to adjust their style of play.

In the first half of Game 7 against the Suns, Bryant still gave his all, but the Lakers fell behind by a large score.

Then, Jackson decided that the time had come, and he had a long talk with Kobe Bryant at halftime, mainly to get Bryant to increase his passing.

Kobe Bryant was not a typical black American, and he was particularly sensitive at heart.

Sports writers have always portrayed Bryant as a black man with a European flair in their narratives based on his experience of living in Italy as a child, but, in Jackson's view, Bryant's temperament has a strong Russian flavor. He's stubborn, reckless and determined, and when his notions are frustrated, he'll take advice, but instead of "OK, I'll do what you say," he does, "let me see if it's okay."

Once he accepts the advice, he will go from one extreme to the other, as the Russians do.

In that game, Kobe Bryant scored 23 points in the first half and only 1 point in the second half.

When Bryant scored just one point in the second half, the Lakers certainly had no chance of winning.

It's not the change Jackson wants to see with Kobe, but that's how Kobe understands the advice.

Since then, Jackson has understood that he has to let Kobe be himself.

Even if there is a problem, Kobe Bryant should be made aware of the problem himself, not that he takes the initiative.

At this moment, Yu Fei on the opposite side looked like the perfect form of a basketball player.

Magic's playmaking and passing, Larry Bird's offense and versatility, Scottie Pippen's athleticism and defense.

He framed a one-way threat and a big killer like Kobe Bryant like an antique of a backward era.

Jackson has been friends with Kobe Bryant for years, and he already knows the man well enough. He's not going to back down, he's going to keep fighting in his own way, and if he's healthy, the Lakers aren't without a chance of winning.

"Kobe." Jackson said, "You can't fight one against two. ”

Bryant agreed with Jackson, nodded and said, "I'll take out Brandon Roy first." ”

What about Fry? Who's going to deal with Frye?

Without waiting for Jackson's arrangement, Kidd took the lead and said responsibly, "Until then, I'll defend Frye." ”

The Lakers' No. 3 position is too weak to be arranged like this.

Jackson agreed.

Back in the game, Kobe, who was allowed to attack by the Zen master, was obviously much more active than before.

The triangle offense suddenly turned into a one-corner offense, and Kobe Bryant's offense was a priority over everything else.

However, Roy came back to his senses.

Especially during the timeout, when Carl used "you can't play like Kobe" to educate Roy, the effect was obvious.

For Roy, you can criticize him however you want, but you just can't say he's like Kobe.

What do you mean? This is a hint that he is going to fight with Da Fei and break up, and in the end, only one person can stay? Is he that kind of person?

Don't talk about his relationship with Da Fei, let's just say that Da Fei is the thickest thigh in the alliance, what kind of madness does he have to be to fall out with the other party?

This kind of thing is such a thing as a small hand twisting a thigh, and only Kobe Bryant has done it (and has done it) in the NBA since ancient times.

A steady Roy will be more calm in the face of Kobe Bryant, who is on fire.

In terms of strength, Roy and Kobe are not of the same level.

If you really want to pull away from the singles, he will soon be blown up.

But once Roy had an epiphany and used the power of his teammates for his own use, even Kobe Bryant couldn't easily beat him.

Bryant scored on Roy's head, and Roy fed Brown a pie when he got to the frontcourt.

Brown ate up, and turned around to talk about it.

Xiao Aoyan wants to play back, but I'm sorry, the Lakers' main offensive direction is now on the outside.

Is there something wrong with that? Obviously, the Lakers have a greater advantage on the inside, so why do they have to play on the outside?

That's what happens when a star kidnaps the whole team.

But it's one thing for a star to kidnap teammates, it's another thing for a coach to support them.

Jackson has completely given up pursuing the footprints of the "reasonable science", that is a divine beast, since it is a divine beast, then it can be an auspicious existence, what is auspicious? It exists in the imagination, the fantasy world has everything, and the realistic version of the reasonable department is "crazy Kobe Bryant + sane Kidd". The two of them work together, which is the rational department.

That's what Kidd is here to do, and he's letting Kobe be himself, and he needs to get the ball to understand.

It's just that now he still needs to keep an eye on Yu Fei.

And this is basically an impossible task.

Kidd during the Nets period still couldn't control the young fly, and now the peak fly comes to beat him and is suspected of bullying the old.

Roy saw the alignment and passed the ball decisively.

Yu Fei hit Kidd hard, hit the paint area with his back and suddenly closed the ball and hit an inside-style hook shot.

It's so simple that it doesn't look like a hassle at all.

Jackson shook his head, thinking about how Kidd had constrained the Spurs' backcourt in the semifinals, and now he was as weak as a defensive hole in the field.

Such an outcome was predictable, and Jackson could only hope that Kidd withstood the pressure.

What happened a few minutes later, Bryant proved himself trustworthy.

He got out of the predicament of the opening game and mastered a systematic offensive approach to Roy.

Back hits, catch-and-shoot shots, and breakaways all have a high success rate.

The more Kobe Bryant played, the more he proved the right thing for the Lakers to focus on the outside.

Because Roy is not a great defender, he has no experience and lacks skill, mainly by awareness, but his awareness can't be compared to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant knocked Roy out on the side, and when he came back, Yu Fei did whatever he wanted under Kidd's defense.

What he pursues is not only to defeat Kidd, but to radiate his personal influence to the entire positional battle and positively influence his teammates by blowing Kidd.

In those minutes, Kobe Bryant scored 11 points on Roy, while Yu Fei only scored 6 points on Kidd, but also sent 4 passes.

Even Kobe Bryant, who was opposite Roy, was seized by Yu Fei because he helped Kidd make up for the defense, and assisted Roy to hit a three-point shot.

At the end of the first quarter, the SuperSonics offense still suppressed the Lakers, scoring 29 points with extremely high defensive intensity, while the Lakers only scored 22 points.

The 7-point advantage is not huge, but the content of the game is intriguing.

Kobe Bryant scored 15 points in a single quarter, and he single-handedly covered most of the Lakers' offense, and he was already on fire.

"George, let me keep fighting."

Yu Fei, who played the first section, applied for a continuous rotation.

Carl saw that Yu Fei's breath was stable, and asked casually, "Really don't you take a break?" ”

Unlike Kobe Bryant, who had significantly exhausted his energy, Yu Fei was sweating, but he looked like he had just warmed up.

"It's not a problem to play for another five minutes." Yu Fei said.

"It's fine." Karl said, "You bring KD." ”

Durant, who had been sitting on the bench for a long time, finally heard the call and stood up in a hurry.

He certainly wants to prove that he's worth it in the Western Conference Finals.

But so far, he has occasionally been able to add the icing on the cake, and he has never been able to give charcoal in the snow.

He came to Yu Fei's side and wanted to say something to show his determination.

Yu Fei glanced at him and said disappointingly: "Use your body more when defending, and try to stand in your sweet spot when attacking, understand?" ”

Duran's head is.

The result of Yu Fei's consecutive second quarter was that the Lakers did not dare to let several cores go down to rest.

Jackson replaced Kobe Bryant, who wanted to keep fighting, and then let Kidd, who had proven that he couldn't defend against Yu Fei at all, insist on holding on again.

"We need to buy Kobe a few minutes." "He needs to rest," Jackson stressed. ”

Kidd understands that his task is not to chase points, but to control the court and try not to let Yu Fei expand the score while Kobe Bryant is away.

"Are the Lakers so inconsiderate of you? You're old, and I won't let you take a break. ”

Yu Fei dribbled across half the court and said after seeing Kidd.

"You know, Fry." Kidd began to press, and these words seemed to leak out between his teeth, "With great power comes great responsibility." ”

That's a good point, that's why you're here.

Yu Fei pulled out of the formation and let all his teammates stay in place, the meaning was very clear, he would not pass the ball.

No matter how cautious Kidd is, when every move of Fei is a fake, the probability of eating and shaking has greatly increased.

When his center of gravity was turned up by Yu Fei's shooting feints, the collapse of the defense was a foregone conclusion.

Yu Fei took off the ball and hit Kidd's chest, and the referee on the side blew the whistle, making it clear that it was a three-point foul. Then, Yu Fei's body jumped up and went into the air, softly unleashing a three-pointer that frustrated his opponent before it reached the finish line.

Will go in.

This is the feeling that Yu Fei gave people when he made his hand, it was too silky.

Looking at Kidd from close range, he felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and when he looked back, he saw that the ball passed through the net in a perfect arc, to what extent was this arc?

That ball didn't even touch the Nets much, it was a real hollow hit!

“AND ONE！！！”

"Frye !!!! a four"

“@！ #￥！ #@￥”

The key arena was so noisy, but Yu Fei turned to the Lakers' bench and shouted loudly to No. 24: "Kobe, if you don't play now, you won't have a second half!" ”

(End of chapter)