Chapter 89: Kyle Lowry
Battier looked at the emotions of everyone in the locker room.
He suddenly shouted loudly: "Everyone, we have not failed, why should we hang our heads as if we have already lost?"
"Last season, Tracy was injured, but we still persevered. Although Yao is gone, we have Paul and Bynum, and their combination will not be worse than Yao last season."
"We are the champions, and our goal this season is to defend the title!"
During halftime, an incident occurred on the court.
Wang Jiexi, Yao Ming, Artest, and Hayes came out of the locker room early after being notified by team staff.
Because they will receive their championship rings later.
"Coach, are you nervous?"
Wang Jiexi glanced at them.
Yao Ming, Hayes, and Artest all had some excitement on their faces, even though Yao Ming is a man who has stood on the FMVP podium.
"Keep calm. When you go out, put on the ring with an expressionless face, then come to the passage and get excited again."
After saying that, Wang Jiexi and the three of them appeared in the sight of the fans.
All eyes are focused here.
Rockets general manager Keith stood there and presented championship rings to the four people.
Wang Jiexi caught the championship ring and put it on his hand.
The voice of the system suddenly sounded in my mind.
"Ding! The host is detected and gets the [Championship Ring] and 1,000 legendary points!"
Ha! I made a small fortune by accident.
After Wang Jiexi received the ring, he led the three of them back to the dressing room.
Everyone else grabbed the championship rings from Yao Ming and the other three and put them on their own hands. Kobe sat aside and watched and couldn't help but say something.
"I have three!"
Wang Jiexi seemed to smell a sour smell in the air~
The intermission is over.
The third quarter begins.
After what Battier said in the locker room, the Rockets' team morale improved slightly.
Both sides made a tacit agreement at the beginning of the third quarter to only let the starters play for 3 minutes before taking a break.
Although Curry has not performed well in these quarters, judging from the changes in his playing style, he has obviously begun to realize that he does not have much ball rights in the starting lineup.
In the first half, he only took two shots and hit one goal.
It was passed down by Kobe Bryant.
The reason for these changes must of course be that he is still a newcomer and he did not dare to take the initiative when two team bosses were present.
But these all need to be changed by him. The stronger you show on the court, the more recognized you will be by your teammates.
The more possession you will have.
I believe that as the season progresses, he will find the most suitable position.
Instead of just giving in to Kobe Bryant.
Wang Jiexi chose Curry, not just to let him shoot one or two 3-pointers from time to time. In this case, Danny Green, Ariza and others can also do it.
Instead, he took a fancy to Curry's historic touch talent.
The benches of the Lakers and Rockets played the remaining 9 minutes of the third quarter.
At this time, the score between the two sides was 70-61, and there was a short break.
The last quarter of the game has begun.
The Lakers attacked first, and Curry dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. In the first three quarters, he made 2 of 3 shots and scored 6 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound, which looked like pretty good statistics.
After Curry lobbed the ball to Yao Ming, he ran to a tactical position to open up space.
With Yao Ming's back turned, Bynum faced Gasol's quick double-team and threw the ball to Kobe who was rushing into the paint.
Then everyone walked away quickly, taking away Bynum who was standing inside.
Gasol was still standing on the inside line for a moment, and suddenly felt a dark shadow covering him from behind. Gasol subconsciously looked back.
"Bang!"
A loud bang!
Kobe's thighs were clamped around Gasol's neck.
Gasol was dunked by Kobe!!
Facing his former teammates, Kobe showed no mercy at all.
Gasol's mind was in a state of confusion at this time...
When I heard the on-site commentator shouting: "I'm crazy! Kobe actually dunked on Gasol!! Here are the top 10 goals of the week!"
Gasol felt like his chest was going to explode, so he pulled down Kobe who was still riding on his neck.
Kobe didn't expect Gasol to make this move and grabbed the basket with both hands.
He shouted: "Fake! What the hell do you want to do?"
Gasol grabbed Kobe's thigh and said, "What do you think I want to do?"
The picture was a bit strange, and Wang Jiexi was confused for a moment.
TMWhy did these two people suddenly take action!?
At this time, Yao Ming came over very domineeringly and pushed Gasol away. His tall body stood in front of Gasol and glared at him.
Gasol, who was already a little soft, didn't dare to look directly at Yao Ming, and avoided Yao Ming with his eyes flickering.
This little farce is over.
The referee only gave Gasol a common foul and no free throw.
But Kobe's face turned dark when he came down because Gasol blocked him on the basket.
I, Black Mamba, don’t want to lose face?
At this time, the amazingly talented Chinese netizens were making jokes frequently, and hundreds of spoof pictures had been published.
Wang Jiexi was holding his cell phone and laughing fiercely on the sidelines!
Looking at this spoof conversation on my phone.
Kobe: What are you doing?
Gasol: I'll take you down.
Kobe: I don’t want to, I want to hang out a little longer.
Gasol's black face: If you can't get off, I'll take off your pants if you don't get off.
Kobe:......
Yao Ming stands up: Kobe is mine!! (glaring)
Damn, these netizens are so imaginative.
Wang Jiexi noticed that the live camera was facing him, coughed slightly, put away his phone and looked seriously at the competition field.
However, netizens with great savvy accidentally guessed what Wang Jiexi had done.
"The way Coach Wang put away his phone is very similar to the way I was caught by the teacher when I was peeking at your prank in class."
In the fourth quarter, Kobe broke out.
When the Rockets were attacking, he stole Tracy McGrady, passed like the wind past Kyle Lowry who was returning to defend, and slammed the ball into the Rockets basket!
He has already dunked 4 times in this game. After being injured in previous seasons, he rarely had such explosive dunks.
After dunking, he walked up to Gasol and roared at him!
It made Gasol almost take action again.
Bynum caught him in time.
"Gasol, don't be impulsive!"
The Rockets attack again.
Gasol waved for the ball in the paint. Facing Gasol, who was already angry and losing his mind, Lowry actually refused the second-in-command's request for the ball.
Instead, he signaled to Bynum to ask for a pick-and-roll.
After using the pick-and-roll to get past Curry, facing Hayes' defense, he used small to defeat the big, and got to the basket and succeeded in a throw!
Chapter completed!