It is said that Kobe Bryant flew Roel Deng's dunk fan out of bounds, and the ball was returned to the Bulls.

However, there are only 11 seconds left to attack.

In order to avoid wasting this offensive round, Doon still stepped forward to catch the ball first and attract the Lakers' defense.

Bryant took the initiative to defend and crossed Doon's back with his forearm.

You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder.

The Lakers coaching team is not a dry meal, and quickly figured out the defensive scale under the new rules.

Since the no handcheck rule says you can't use your hands, it's better to use your forearms to defend.

Now the rules are still being explored and tested, and they are not limited to the point that they can't even get their forearms on their bodies in the future, which leads to the foul of the active windmill and the situation of the Golden Wheel Dharma King.

And Kobe's defense has always been aggressive, even if he doesn't use his hands, he can use his forearm to prevent the vast majority of outside players in the league from being under pressure.

However, now Doon is not only half a head taller than Kobe, but also has a longer arm span than Kobe.

Doon leaned sideways on Kobe Bryant and grabbed the ball with one hand, observing the placement of the Lakers defenders.

Although this wasted two or three seconds of offensive time, it allowed Doon to complete the attack better.

You know, catching the ball with one hand is not just a trick!

Catching the ball with one hand is not like protecting the ball with both hands, the back body cannot see the position of the opponent and teammates, and the back body can only play or pass the ball in a hurry after turning the face frame.

A one-handed catch gives you a better view of your opponent and teammates, and because you have a protector who can block or even push away defenders, it's also better to start the next attack.

Doon has seen the position of the Lakers players clearly, and now this Lakers team can help Kobe and Odom help defend it.

So, the next step is very easy.

I saw Doon turn his back and break through to the right, and at the same time the ball protector pushed Kobe.

If you were someone else, you might have faked a fall, but Kobe Bryant likes confrontation and hand-to-hand combat.

So Kobe Bryant didn't fake a fall, but you went back and forth, grabbed Doon's jersey with your hand, and then followed Doon's footsteps and cooperated with his teammates on the inside to wrap Doon.

However, Doon was too quick and took the initiative to rush to Eddie Curry's side.

Odom was further away from Doon and couldn't help defend.

So, by the time Kobe Bryant stepped into the penalty area, Doon was already jumping in the air.

Eddie Curry reacted at this time and jumped to block, but was ruthlessly blocked by Doon.

At the same time as Doon completed the dunk, the whistle blew, and Doon not only scored two points, but also got a chance to add free throws.

Free throws are hit, and the Lakers attack the round.

Hinrich dribbled across half court and gave the ball to Bryant first.

Without waiting for Kobe to take the ball and rush to the basket, Doon guessed Kobe's thoughts and took the initiative to say to his teammates: "I can handle Kobe without helping defense." ”

Doon faced Kobe Bryant and took the initiative to give up half a step.

Take a step, and Kobe Bryant may be directly outside the line. Giving half a step, Kobe Bryant wanted to rush, but it was not so easy to pass Doon in one step.

Kobe Bryant was not ready to shoot, but wanted to break through the inside pass to activate and help his teammates.

Seeing that Doon just opened his hands and had no other superfluous defensive moves, Kobe Bryant also chose to try Doon's ability on the defensive end now.

Three threats, tentative step, cross-step to the left rush.

As soon as Bryant took a step, Doon followed in small steps.

Bryant tried to use the ball protector to push Doon, but Doon took the initiative to take a half step back, retreated to the free throw line, and then reached towards Bryant's body.

Bryant was given space to shoot, but instead of opting for a pull-up jumper, he turned his back and burst into the middle.

Doon had already prepared and continued to move sideways, Kobe Bryant was just about to step into the penalty area, Doon had reached out and pulled on Kobe's jersey.

Although Doon's defense did not touch Kobe's hand, because of the physical collision, it also affected Kobe's dribbling.

Kobe Bryant was also worried that Doon would be surrounded by Doon and others if he continued to rush to the restricted area, so he could only pass the ball to Eddie Curry by hitting the ground.

Eddie Curry is not a butter hand, and the ball is very stable in his hands, but he is too heavy to lift.

And in the summer, Tyson Chandler practiced a body of tendon meat, and after resisting Eddie Curry's waist, he pushed Eddie Curry out as much as possible.

If Eddie Curry can really incarnate as O'Neal and hit the basket directly like a bulldozer, Tyson Chandler really can't stand it.

However, Eddie Curry did not update his arsenal according to the times, but continued to try to turn his back and slip to the basket like last season.

No, sweets and alcohol paralyzed his nerves and but, coupled with a body of pork belly, made his rate not so fast.

Tyson Chandler defended well, and in the panic, Eddie Curry had to continue to turn his back and then try to hook up to finish.

Duang

Timson Chandler successfully defended the ball and jumped again to protect the rebound.

Immediately after, the Bulls played the usual fast-break combination.

Hinrich, Kobe Bryant and Eddie Jones were all aggressive in their defense, but outside players alone couldn't stop the Bulls' transition offense.

Of course, the Bulls proved that even if they fight positional battles, the Lakers can't defend against it.

Because Hinrich defended Byron Davis was okay, Doon tonight had a little more ball-handling offense than usual.

However, it was mainly with the ball that attracted Kobe's defense, so that Kobe Bryant could not participate more in the defense.

In this way, Kobe Bryant's newly practiced co-defense basically does not work against the Bulls.

And the Bulls' interior line, Josh Smith and Tyson Chandler, relied on Doane to feed the cake or drop the ball in the low post and scored a lot of points.

The Lakers knew that interior defense was not good, so the outside players had to shrink to the interior and make up for the lack of interior defense through outside defense.

However, the bulls were soon replaced by bench bandits!

The Bulls' main rotation players are all projectors, with the exception of Ben Gordon, who are all forwards.

In fact, the Lakers' outside players aren't tall either.

Kobe Bryant and Eddie Jones are good defensively, but in the case of shrinkage, they still want to defend the outside projection of the forward group, which is a bit of a failure.

is also because the Bulls can play too many cards, the starting lineup breaks the game inside, and the shooters in the bench lineup rain down three points, and the Lakers can't resist the Bulls' offense at all.

At the end of the first half, the difference between the two teams was stretched to 21 points.

In the third quarter, Kobe, who didn't want to lose, had no choice but to return to his original form.

Although under Doon's defense, Kobe Bryant performed very strongly, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, but the difference between the two teams was further widened to 27 points.

Originally, Doon was ready to punch in for three quarters, and it was originally back-to-back away, as the main force of the team, he must rest if he can rest.

However, Kobe Bryant didn't want to lose so easily, so he continued to play in the fourth quarter.

The Bulls were also a little slack, and accidentally used a pure bench lineup to create an opportunity for Kobe Bryant to travel at the wrong peak.

Kobe Bryant did seize the opportunity and led the team to an 11-2 mini-climax with heavy punches.

Doon had no choice but to return to the court, relying on a high post to block and break the basket, scoring six points in a row to help the Bulls stabilize the situation.

Bryant still refused to give up the game and responded to Doon with mid-range.

In this case, Doon could only sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman, until the lead in the last two minutes exceeded 15 points, and then he left the game early.

107-93, the Bulls beat the Lakers by 14 points on the road.

And Kobe, who was involved by his CBA teammates, still played the data that the Lakers lost and Kobe Bryant did not lose.

With 46 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, he was a quasi-triple-double.

As for Doon, he was a little tired, but he also had a triple-double of 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, which was a worthwhile trip.

After the win over the Lakers, the Bulls took a break in Los Angeles.

It wasn't until the next morning that I flew to San Antonio.

Because it's not the first time I've played Spurs, I've accumulated some winning experience before.

Therefore, even though they played away and accumulated a lot of fatigue on consecutive away games, the Bulls still won by 5 points.

However, the consumption of playing Spurs is not small, and the next back-to-back away games against the Rockets will be unpredictable.

(End of chapter)