Kobe watched Yao Ming warming up on the sidelines. He knew very well that this game would determine the direction of this series.

And he and Yao Ming decided the outcome of this game.

Fight for tactics in regular time, fight for stars in critical time.

This is the unchanging principle of the NBA!

It's just that he didn't expect Yao Ming to reach this point. If Yao Ming was just a star before this season, he is a superstar now!

Kobe looked at Yao Ming, with fighting spirit igniting in his eyes.

Yao Ming also saw Kobe, and the fighting spirit from Kobe also ignited Yao Ming's calm heart, but Yao Ming turned around and suppressed the heat in his heart.

Kobe smiled when he saw it. The attraction of opponents of the same level is fatal. This is an unavoidable battle!

Kobe Bryant succeeded in two consecutive inside hook shots from Yao Ming. Gasol had absolutely no choice in the face of this moving Great Wall.

These two hook shots directly stopped the Lakers' momentum.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe smiled and took the pass from Odom.

Facing Ron Artest, Kobe took a test step, faked a step and exploded with speed, passing Ron who was still stunned. And he went directly into the penalty area!

The whole audience exclaimed.

"He wants to challenge Yao Ming!!"

In the live broadcast room, the commentary team Kenny Smith and Barkley stood up in shock, staring at the big screen without blinking.

Wang Jiexi was also shocked by Kobe's move.

Yao Ming, who challenges exclusive integration, is he kidding!

I saw Kobe rushing into the penalty area. Facing Yao Ming's defense, Kobe jumped high and made a beautiful pull-up in the air. He passed Yao Ming's defense and put the ball firmly into the basket.

Another top ten goal!

After Kobe landed, he turned around and looked at Yao Ming.

The smell of gunpowder ignited silently, and there was an invisible aura that separated the other people on the field. They were the only ones standing there.

"Ding! Trigger special challenge mission: Superstar Yao Ming"

"Superstar Yao Ming: Faced with Kobe Bryant's challenge, did Yao Ming choose to accept? Or reject?"

"Accept the challenge and succeed and get the legendary red gift package! If you fail, Yao Ming will not be able to become a superstar in 10 years."

"Refuse the challenge and no longer start such tasks this season."

Wang Jiexi was hesitant when he heard the system prompt.

Try your best to turn your bicycle into a luxury car, but you may not even have a bicycle in the end.

How to choose? Accept or reject.

The legendary red gift bag is the highest level item in the system. It is only seen on the lottery wheel and is the size of a pointer.

This shows how rewarding it is. If it hadn't been for triggering a special mission, Wang Jiexi might not have had the chance in this life.

Relying on lottery? The size of 1 pointer is not as realistic as buying lottery tickets.

At the same time, the Rockets were attacking here. Yao Ming led the other four Rockets players to play tactics as usual. He felt a little fluttering in his heart. If he broke it, he would see something new.

Wang Jiexi suddenly shouted: "Dayao, don't worry about other people. You have always been team-centered. Now you follow your own thoughts. I believe all of us will support you!"

Yao Ming looked at the coach in surprise. He didn't know how the coach knew, but his words touched Yao Ming.

Seeing Yao Ming's inner struggle, Wang Jiexi knew that his words had an effect, and it all depended on Yao Ming's choice in the end.

This special challenge task is not something that Wang Jiexi can accept. Even if he accepts it, he still needs to accept it from Yao Ming himself.

"Ding! The host accepts the special challenge mission and starts the mission challenge!"

"Challenge content: In the next 7 minutes, Yao Ming scores to suppress the peak Kobe! Win the game."

So simple? Wang Jiexi looked at the content of the challenge with suspicion. When he saw the word "peak", Wang Jiexi's heart trembled.

I didn't expect that accepting the task would lead to a peak chatter. In the end, I would lose my bottom and not even have a fig leaf left!

Wang Jiexi quickly called a timeout, and after Yao Ming scored a goal, Wang Jiexi waved to several people to come down quickly.

On the Lakers side, Zen Master didn't know what Wang Jiexi was doing. He just told Kobe not to push hard when double-teamed, remember to pass the ball, and everything should be aimed at victory.

But Kobe is feeling hot right now, so no one knows whether he will listen.

The timeout ends and the Lakers attack.

Kobe took the initiative to pass the ball and signaled his teammates to pull away at a 45-degree angle.

He dribbled the ball and prepared to go it alone, but Battier, who was nearby, immediately stepped forward to double-team him.

Kobe was still awake and passed the ball to Odom, who was in the open. Odom caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.

But Kobe looked unhappily at the Rockets coach, who was sitting leisurely in his seat. Wang Jiexi also happened to look at him, shrugging mockingly and smiling.

This smile made Kobe furious, and he decided to make this Chinese coach look good.

Of course, off the court, Wang Jiexi didn't know that his kind smile just now was interpreted as ridicule! Otherwise, he would have jumped with joy, because Kobe had decided to look good on him in singles.

In this way, the unlimited double-teaming tactic ordered by Wang Jiexi just now worked.

Sure enough, after Yao Ming successfully beat Gasol in the post, Kobe took over the ball from the Lakers. After breaking through the top of the arc, he faced the front and rear double-teams of Lowry and Ron Artest and ended the battle with a fade.

Whoosh!

Kobe looked at Wang Jiexi provocatively, and Wang Jiexi smiled back in a manner that was not polite.

Kobe is on fire!

If it doesn't work once, I'll do it twice. See if you still dare to double-team me.

Wang Jiexi patted Hayes next to him on the shoulder and said, "Take a look at how Yao Ming plays on the defensive end."

Wang Jiexi could see that Hayes was very nervous, but in the following games, Hayes needed more substitutes for Yao Ming to share the pressure on the inside for Yao Ming.

The previous life in 2010 also proved that Hayes' interior defensive ability can withstand the test.

On the court, Yao Ming scored points in the paint like a man in a bag, forcing the Lakers to tighten their defensive line.

But because of the Rockets' four top outside shooters, the Lakers didn't dare to tighten up too much.

As a direct result, as long as someone comes in to attack, Yao Ming will immediately pass the ball with his height and vision advantage.

Then the Rockets perimeter team hit a three-pointer into the basket, creating a dazzling white flower!

Whether it's Lowry and Landry, or Ron Artest and Battier, their outside shooting percentages are extremely high when used tactically and in nearly open situations.

Therefore, under fear, Yao Ming can only be allowed to do whatever he wants in the paint.

On the contrary, in this battle with Kobe, because of Wang Jiexi's unlimited double-teaming tactics during timeouts, he had 2 to 3 people guarding him every time he took a shot. Although he was at his peak, as the game progressed, he fell into crazy singles scoring, even if it was completely useless.

Despite the solution, the Lakers were still unable to make a comeback.

Because Yao Ming is also omnipotent in this game, and Yao Ming not only strengthens himself, but also strengthens his teammates.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe was sweating profusely and panting at the end of the fourth quarter because he had broken double teams and consumed too much energy.

The shooting feel has also been affected to a certain extent with the decline in physical strength.

Just after Kobe missed a shot against the defense, the Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming easily hit Gasol with his back to score.

The comparison between the two also announced the result of this game.

The Lakers never gave up at the last second.

But the 10-point gap was like an insurmountable ditch. Under the leadership of Yao Ming, the Rockets held the score firmly until the end.

In the end, even though Kobe began to give up singles and began to connect the team, he was unable to save his teammates who were already feeling cold and had no choice but to declare the game in advance and surrender.

Five of the Lakers' main players left the field, and Wang Jiexi immediately replaced Yao Ming.

When Yao Ming was replaced, all the Rockets fans stood up and gave Yao Ming warm applause.

Yao Ming's face was full of smiles, the team had won, and the throbbing in his heart also disappeared.

Yao Ming also became excited at the thought of leading the Lakers 3:2.

"Let us applaud today's winner, the Houston Rockets!"

Under the power of Kyle Lowry, the orange basketball flew into the sky above the arena.

"Ding! Special challenge mission: Superstar Yao Ming, mission challenge successful!"

"The mission reward has been distributed to the backpack."

At the same time, Chinese fans who were watching the Rockets vs. Lakers live broadcast immediately saw the statistics after the game.

"Holy shit! Kobe scored 61 points this time, and Yao Ming actually scored a triple-double!"

"Oh my God! Both of them are my favorite stars. They were so amazing in the same game that I threw my phone away in excitement..."

"Let's see, damn! Yao Ming has 42 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists. Oh my God, is this the Yao I'm familiar with?! I'm not dreaming!"

"Upstairs, you're not dreaming. I watched today's game. Yao Ming dominated the game in the last quarter, and he was able to control the entire Lakers team by himself. It was so awesome."
To be continued...