In the finals, half time is an 11-point gap!

For a coach like Zen Master, who already has championship rings on both hands, it's clear what this means.

However, during the halftime break, the Zen master did not show a hurry, but led the Lakers players to meditate after the players replenished their energy and water.

In the teaching philosophy of Zen masters, the strength of the spirit and will is more important than the strength on paper.

It's the finals now, and every game is a tough battle.

If Lakers players want to turn the tables against the wind, they need to have a strong belief in winning.

Of course, meditation during the intermission can also help relieve fatigue, especially negative energy on the mental level.

"Kobe, no one can beat you! I think you're stronger than anyone else! ”

After the Zen master helped the Lakers players meditate, he specially fed Kobe Bryant a bowl of chicken soup.

Kobe Bryant was originally a person who would not admit defeat and blindly sought victory, but after getting the affirmation of the Zen master, a lot of pride suddenly rose in his heart.

When Kobe Bryant stepped back on the court, he immediately entered a state where no one could stop him.

The third quarter started again, and the Bulls relied on the pick-and-roll of Byron Davis and Tyson Chandler, who scored two more points under the basket to continue to extend the advantage.

When it came to the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe Bryant did not continue to wait for Hinrich to get the ball to connect the team, but asked for the ball directly after half time and chose to play Doon alone.

In the first half, Doon defended Kobe Bryant with a 13-shot 5 hit, and the defensive effect was still very good, so Doon did not call his teammates to attack, but continued to induce Kobe to one-on-one.

I just don't want to, Kobe Bryant after returning to the court is menacing and plays extremely resolutely.

Bryant only tried two tentative steps before finding space to force a shot.

Kobe's three-point shooting rate has never been high, and Doon is more in defense of Kobe Bryant's breakout, but not Kobe's shooting.

After Kobe Bryant's strong shot, Doon only made a jump block in hindsight, adding some shooting interference to Kobe Bryant.

However, this time, Kobe Bryant hit a three-point shot as soon as he came up, helping the Lakers narrow the gap by 3 points.

Turning his head to see Kobe Bryant score this goal, Doon didn't realize anything at the first time.

On the contrary, I don't think it's a bad thing, Kobe's shooting is like gambling, the front shot, the more Kobe wants to score, and then the more he throws, the result is three irons.

Doon needs Bryant to have a lot of possession in his hands and frantically find him to play alone, as he did in the first half.

In this way, no matter how capable other Lakers players are, they can't find their hands in a short time because they haven't gotten the ball for a long time.

When the Lakers need them to score with the ball, they will have symptoms of difficulty scoring because of poor hand feeling and lack of form.

It is worth mentioning that this time Kobe Bryant played Doon strongly, and other Lakers players did not believe that Kobe Bryant could shoot, so he rushed to the basket as soon as Kobe Bryant shot.

Who knew Kobe Bryant scored this goal!

And Tyson Chandler under the basket also immediately stood under the basketball after noticing the Lakers players rushing to the basket to grab the rebound, caught the basketball, and then slipped out of the baseline and launched a long pass to the frontcourt.

I saw Doon running to the front court to catch the ball, although Kobe Bryant returned to the basket, Doon directly chased down the three-point shot.

Although the opportunity to switch offense is fleeting, it is rare for a situation like Doon, who plays one in the front court, but chooses to shoot and chase three-pointers instead of hitting the basket.

Kobe Bryant also didn't expect that Doon beat him with the help of conversion offense, obviously with a physical advantage.

However, instead of taking the safer two points, Doon was bolder and more risky to take the three points.

It's just that Doon is really a master of art and bold, and he can chase after three points and shoot!

Brush –

It's also a three-point shot hollow into the net!

In less than four seconds, Doon responded to Bryant's three-pointer.

And for Doon's ball, Kobe Bryant is still a little angry.

On the one hand, he was angry that his teammates didn't believe his shot, and they all rushed to the basket, resulting in a slow return to defense.

On the other hand, he is also angry with himself, and his defense is too conservative! If he is close to Doon, Doon will at most stand up to his body and score two points under the basket.

is also angry, after Kobe Bryant finished serving, he immediately asked Hinrich for the ball, and dribbled directly from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Doon continued to press forward, Kobe Bryant tried to shake Doon's center of gravity with continuous crotch, and seeing that Doon was unmoved, he turned to elbow to open the way, and used a dark elbow when Doon applied physical confrontation, so as to accelerate past Doon.

Doon hurriedly pursued Kobe after being in pain, but was stuck half of his body by Kobe and could only try to block it close behind Kobe.

At the same time as Kobe Bryant rushed to the three-point line, Tyson Chandler also took action, trying to block Kobe Bryant, and cooperated with Doane to pinch back and forth to prevent the ball.

However, Bryant stopped to look at the basket before Tyson Chandler's pinch arrived, and raised his hands to make a shot.

Tyson Chandler did not suspect that he had a fake jump block, and he didn't want Kobe to make a false shot, so he took a squat and jumped slowly, deliberately waiting for Tyson Chandler to pounce forward.

waited until Tyson Chandler flew into the air, then jumped to meet him, and only after a physical confrontation did he make a move.

Fortunately, Doon was behind Kobe, and Kobe's shot was covered by Doon's slap.

Otherwise, once Kobe Bryant throws this ball, he may add a free throw, and it will be a three-point play.

However, Tyson Chandler fouled first, and Bryant still relied on his game experience to get a chance to stand on the free throw line.

"Rohr, Josh, if Kobe Bryant continues to break through, you must come over in advance."

Although Tyson Chandler's foul this time is the third offense, with Kobe's game experience, if he continues to play like this, Tyson Chandler is likely to play four fouls after a few more minutes.

Doon took the opportunity of Kobe Bryant's free throw to give Roel Deng and Josh Smith a wake-up call.

Next, if Kobe Bryant continues to elbow the way and take the ball to the basket, then the Bulls forward group encircles Kobe Bryant in the elbow area, and it is important to let him make a difficult step-back jumper in the crowd.

At that time, no matter how picturesque Kobe Bryant is, he will not be able to help the Lakers turn defeat into victory, but will become a drag on the Lakers' offensive end.

"Understood, Boss."

"Boss, don't worry!"

Next year is the contract year for Roel Deng and Josh Smith, and they could be extended early this summer.

At this time, it certainly doesn't hurt to have an extra championship ring around.

Although the championship puzzle is not as valuable as an All-Star, it is worth at least a maximum salary when it comes to the outside.

What's more, the agent behind them has also told them.

Once the Bulls win a second in a row, the rest of the league will go crazy to poach the Bulls.

At that time, even if the data has not yet reached the All-Star level, there is still a chance to go to other teams to get the maximum salary.

So, for the sake of their own future, Roel Deng and Josh Smith naturally fought hard.

With Bryant hitting both free throws, the ball returned to the Bulls' side.

Doon needed to continue to play singles to draw Kobe's attention, so he also looked for Byron Davis to get the ball after halftime.

As the saying goes, come and don't be rude.

Doon also chose to elbow the way back to Kobe, and Bryant held his chest out to cast a death coil on Doon, trying to force Doon to dribble away.

However, Doon dribbled steadily, and the force on his elbow was not small.

When Kobe Bryant was elbowed by Doon's bared teeth and had to inhale to slow down, Doon accelerated past Kobe Bryant in one fell swoop and hit the penalty area.

Odom let go of Josh Smith to help defend him, but Doon jumped early and hooked his hand to give full play to his height advantage.

Brush – Ball in!

Kobe Bryant, who chased after the basket, seemed to be a little incredulous, and looked up at the monitor overhead.

"What a hook? Doon, this kid has even mastered all the low-post techniques? ”

In previous seasons, in order to increase the team's interior scoring and enrich the team's offensive tactics, Doon would often run low to receive the ball.

However, this year, most of the other teams will go around to prevent Doon from receiving the ball, and Doon will play the low post less often.

Normally, if you don't practice your hands and feet for one day, you lose half of them if you don't practice for two days, you don't practice laymanship for three days, and you don't practice staring for four days.

No one will always practice a technique that is not used on the court, and the inside technique of hooking is an upset of the underdogs for outside players.

This season, Doon's outside shooting percentage has not decreased, and his handling and control pass projection skills have been increasingly refined without any decline.

This undoubtedly shows that Doon has put a lot of hard work into the skills that outside players need.

However, as an outside player, Doon was able to show the skills of an inside player in the finals, which made people shudder.

A player who is more talented than you, who works harder than you. It's so desperate!

However, Bryant saw Doon's strength and versatility, but he did not give up easily.

He's strong by him, Lao Tzu Nick Yang. In fact, this sentence also suits Kobe!

Kobe, who had just entered the NBA, dared to challenge Jordan, and if he lost the challenge, it was a big deal to take the initiative to ask Jordan for advice.

Actually, there's nothing to be ashamed of. When it becomes stronger in the future, it will be over with Jordan, an old thing, to explode gold coins.

Now, Doon is acting like Jordan, and the momentum of the league's rulers is unmistakable.

But Kobe Bryant was not timid, he still took the initiative to take the ball, took the initiative to attack, and took the initiative to confront Doon, striving to give Doon a little more intensity of the game.

However, Kobe Bryant played very resolutely and toughly, but he couldn't ignore that the offensive environment had quietly changed.

Doon knew what offensive strategy Kobe Bryant would take, so he took the initiative to adjust his defensive approach and took the initiative to give up a step for Kobe to break through.

Doon avoided physical contact with Kobe Bryant in the first place, and when Kobe burst into the three-point line, Doon got stuck behind Kobe.

As long as Roel Deng and Josh Smith are caught between them, and Kobe Bryant can't pass the ball out, then Doon will most likely be able to risk Kobe's step-back jumper.

Bryant noticed that Doon's defense had adjusted, although he also guessed that the Bulls would be pinched.

However, Kobe Bryant's usual style of play is not afraid of being trapped.

Of course, in order to ensure offensive efficiency, Bryant chose to complete the shot before the arrival of the Bulls' front line, that is, when one person defended a large open space.

And in order to prevent Doon from covering the ball from behind like just now, Kobe Bryant deliberately waited for Doon before making a quick stop jump shot, and waited for Doon to touch his body, and after Kobe Bryant was sure to jam Doon's position, he made a drift jump shot.

I have to say that Kobe Bryant's shot is very difficult, but it does make Doon unable to block, so that Roel Deng's flying save did not interfere much with Kobe.

Whether this ball can be scored or not, it doesn't depend on whether the defense is in place, it all depends on whether Kobe Bryant has the ability to throw the ball in!

Whew,,

The basketball bounced a few times off the basket, but eventually rolled into the hoop.

Again, the ball planet of great heroism!

There are not a few people in the league who dare to throw this kind of ball in the finals, but he can do this to make his teammates believe that he can continue to shoot, and finally he can shoot it, and only a few superstars and supergiants such as Kobe Bryant.

However, throwing this kind of ball is walking a tightrope. It's amazing, but it's also really thrilling, and if you're not careful, you'll fall from the air and die.

The Lakers also have no choice, the Zen master has long been the main force, Kobe Bryant was in such a good state at the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers naturally want to put the ball in Kobe's hands.

It's just that I didn't expect that Kobe Bryant played so bravely, but the score difference did not narrow.

In this extremely anxious situation, Kobe Bryant can only continue to chase the ball strongly, continue to play fiercely, and overwhelm Doane and the Bulls in momentum as much as possible.

It's just that Doon still withstood it, and Doon relied on his strong strength to help the Bulls bite the score.

And Kobe Bryant's solo fight was finally affected by the Bulls' front line and was limited.

The Zen master on the sidelines saw that Kobe Bryant was restricted, the Lakers' offensive momentum was blocked, and he had to consider Kobe's physical factors, so he began to make personnel adjustments, and asked the players who were transferred to the court to convey that Kobe Bryant would slow down first, and then hand the ball to his teammates.

Kobe Bryant is reluctant to admit defeat, but he will not fail to admit the facts in front of him.

Although he still has the strength to attack with the ball, his single ball just now failed to help the Lakers narrow the gap.

In order to be able to maintain the hope of winning, Kobe Bryant can only trust his teammates.

And himself, for the time being, focused all his energy on defending Doon.

Doon was also relieved when he saw Kobe Bryant stop.

Kobe Bryant was sweating profusely, why wasn't Doon like that?

Coupled with Kobe's iron elbow, now that Doon walks a few steps, his ribs will still ache faintly!

Fortunately, Kobe Bryant's elbow man is for offensive space, not for the waste.

Doon didn't break his ribs by Kobe's elbow, so the injury on his body is likely to be fine if it eases up.

However, in order to prevent trouble, Doon decided to contact Nike after the game and ask them to work overtime overnight to make him an anti-Kobe armor to greatly reduce the elbow damage that may be taken in the next series.

In other words, Kobe Bryant and Doon stopped one after another, temporarily smoked on the side, and handed over the game to their teammates to solve.

Da Gasol stood up at the first time, fully showing the quality of the Spanish team boss and NBA All-Star.

No one expected that Kobe Bryant tried his best to play on par with Doon, but failed to help the Lakers narrow the score, and as soon as Gasol got the ball, he helped the Lakers break the game and sounded the horn of counterattack.

However, the advantage that the Bulls have built up before is quite large.

And because as time went on, the Bulls and Lakers switched to bench players one after another, and the Bulls relied on bench depth to expand the difference to double digits.

With more than two minutes left in the third quarter, Doon saw that the situation was clearer and left the break early.

Kobe Bryant still stayed on the court, but under the encirclement of the Bulls' front line, he shot 1 of 3 in the last two minutes and scored 2 points.

On the contrary, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Doon continued to lead the team and had an effect as soon as he got on the court.

Even though Kobe Bryant was on the court, Doon still relied on his abundant physical strength and excellent individual ability to help the Bulls continue to build more advantages.

More than five minutes into the fourth quarter, when Doane went off the court again, the Bulls held a 14-point lead and basically won the game.

If the Lakers give up the game early, Doon won't have to play again, and he can save his stamina for G2.

If the Lakers are not ready to give up, as long as the point difference is not chased to about 5 points in a short period of time, Doon can also rest for a while, and then return to the court in a better state to get the key moment tonight!

Naturally, the Lakers are not like other teams that act cowardly.

And when the Bulls saw the Lakers fighting with them to the end, instead of having a headache, they wanted to laugh a little.

The key to the series is to distribute the players' stamina wisely!

Compared to the Lakers, the Bulls have better roster depth.

In just one game, enough good substitutes can buy more rest time for the main players, so that the main players can win the game in better condition.

And in the seven-game series, if each game is a scorching battle to the last moment, then the side with more substitutes can have the initiative to avoid the false and take the initiative.

Tonight is Finals G1, and the Bulls not only want to win, but also want the Lakers to consume more and consume more capital to win the subsequent games of the series.

However, the Lakers, under the main force of the Zen master, really scared Doon to return to the court early.

Obviously, after Doon went off the court, the Bulls were already lowering the pace of the game.

However, the Lakers relied on a small 5-0 surge to play the Bulls' timeout in just 2 minutes.

After the timeout, Doon returned to the court, taking the initiative to control the ball and control the tempo of the game.

The Lakers refused to let the Bulls run out of time, so they could only come and flank Dhorn.

And the rest of the Bulls relied on Doane to attract defense, more and better offensive opportunities, and also hit some balls.

And because Doon was involved in the defense, it strengthened the overall defense of the Bulls.

At the same time, Doon's return to the court also greatly boosted the Bulls' confidence in winning.

97-102, in the end, under the leadership of Doon, the Bulls won the finals G1 without danger. (End of chapter)