The second quarter of the game had just begun, and both sides were quarreling with each other. The substitute players played back and forth on the court for a long time, but nothing happened.

The point difference is still 3 points ahead for the Suns.

At 2 minutes and 31 seconds, the Lakers took the lead in replacing all their main players on the court.

However, it's not that Phil Jackson can't sit still.

But Kobe couldn't sit still.

Being behind in the score is really a torture for him!

Although he said before the game that he didn't care about winning or losing, even if the Suns won, it would only be a 2-2 score.

But these words are just words for others to listen to.

How could he possibly want to lose?

Especially for such a high-profile game!

Then you can't lose.

As for the reason... he could see that the other Lakers players were nervous in the game against the Suns. It was precisely because he could see their nervousness that he couldn't lose this game.

Otherwise, when they meet the Suns again in the playoffs, they will be even more nervous!

This game cannot be lost!

After Kobe came on the court, he continued to increase his shots.

One lucky thing for him is that his condition came out very early in this game, which gave him greater confidence in controlling this game!

Everyone on the Lakers team was also very cooperative. After coming on the court, they continued to serve Kobe and let him play singles.

In the first round after taking the field, Kobe felt the changes in the Suns' defense as soon as he got the ball. They began to continuously press his shooting space, forcing Kobe to break through.

Kobe did not go against the grain. He has played in this league for so many years and knows very well what people in this league are thinking. If you are forced by your opponent and are unwilling to follow your opponent's defensive intentions, they will

The harder you push.

By the time you have to follow their defensive intentions in the end, you have actually fallen into passivity. Therefore, for Kobe, what he has to do is to "actively cooperate and then wait for the opponent's follow-up. If the opponent does not

If he plays secondhand, he can gradually take the initiative in the attack!"

This is the method of the number one player in the league right now!

Am I afraid of forcing me to take a layup?

It’s just a layup, I’m not necessarily incapable of scoring!

When Kobe was thinking this, he rushed towards the inside.

"Bang!"

However, as Lin Ri plays in this league longer and longer, he has become more and more familiar with and accurate in interfering with outside breakthrough players.

No, Kobe's first shot bounced out of the frame due to Lin Ri's interference.

"Man, you seem to be making great progress!" Kobe said to Lin Ri.

The two of them communicated a lot more during the All-Star Weekend. After the conversation, the two of them even added their contact information. Although they didn't say much, their relationship was at least much better.

No, Kobe Bryant, a Virgo, even took the initiative to talk to Lin Ri.

Lin Ri spread his hands and replied with a smile: "No way, this is my mission!"

Kobe slightly pouted at Lin Ri's response and didn't say much, but in the Lakers' next possession, he rushed inside again. This time he avoided Lin Ri's interference and put the ball in with a pull rod.

into the basket.

"Man, your mission has not been completed this time!" After Kobe said this, he turned around and ran towards his own defense zone.

This guy is really arrogant!

Lin Ri didn't respond to Kobe's words, because the guy turned around and ran away after saying that, not giving him the chance at all!

Let’s wait until I score a goal too!

Lin Ri muttered something in his mind, then turned his head and glanced at Pau Gasol intentionally or unintentionally, who happened to pass in front of him. The two people looked at each other like this, and Pau Gasol shivered for no reason.

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As his "sister-in-law", his sixth sense told him that he was being targeted.

He subconsciously increased his physical contact with Lin Ri after halftime.

As for why you do this...

Maybe he was a little scared because he was bullied by Lin Ri in the first quarter!

The best way to prevent bullying is to prevent your opponent from getting the ball... This is the only way to do it on the basketball court, um...

But if Lin wants to get the ball, it doesn't mean he doesn't want to get it.

After several confrontations, Lin Ri successfully got the ball. Pau Gasol, who had been resisting just now, immediately stopped resisting after Lin Ri got the ball.

"Boom!"

Then Lin Ri dunked hard on his head!

The buckle made him make a helpless gesture of spreading his hands.

He really can't defend himself!

What saddened him the most was that after Lin Ri dunked, the guy didn't even look at him at all, and directly made a gesture toward Kobe, "Look at my action, it's okay."

Didn't look at him at all.

Seeing him like this, Kobe became interested and began to kill inside more frequently.

Originally, he was heading towards the Suns' inside line, but now that Lin Ri is competing with him, he has another reason to head towards the Suns' inside line.

Of course, as far as the current situation is concerned, he can only kill inside.

Needless to say, Kobe's ability goes without saying. When he wants to score, the only thing that can stop him is his touch. However, Lin's interference still has some impact. After all, the league is currently doing very well on both offense and defense.

The fourth position, as strong as Kobe, will also be affected by his defense!

This is certain.

This can be seen from Kobe's shooting percentage, which is currently only about 50%. Compared with the first quarter, it is already much worse.

You must know that Kobe's status came very quickly tonight. This was supposed to be a game where he had all kinds of "explosive" kills on the court!

Now that Lin Ri's supplementary defense can achieve this level, to be honest, it is already very good.

Anyway, Gentry on the sidelines was very satisfied. He watched Kobe's shot bounce out of the frame again and said to the assistant coach on the sidelines: "Good defense. Kobe's shooting percentage is obviously not as high as it was just now!"

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See, this is the general attitude of head coaches around the league.

As long as the style of play they designed can affect Kobe, then for them, it is equivalent to a tactical success.

Against Kobe, we really can't think that we can completely restrict this guy.

This would probably be possible in his rookie season, but in this state, with some limitations, it would be success!

Gentry is very satisfied with Kobe's current "struggle."

He chose to turn a blind eye to his still 50% shooting percentage...

Kobe's "struggle" also caused the Lakers' point difference to change from 3 points behind to 5 points behind.

From the further expansion of this point difference, it can be seen that the Lakers currently rely on Kobe.

In fact, this dependence is not just shown in this game.

It's a situation that has been shown this season.

The Lakers will rely on Kobe Bryant more than ever this year.

Including this game, in many cases, Kobe's state directly affects the Lakers' role on the court.

The reason is that "Baby Shark" Bynum, who had high hopes in 2008 and 2009, failed to perform efficiently.

He failed to make the progress everyone expected.

In other words, his progress is much smaller than everyone expected.

At present, it only has a quasi-first-line strength.

But in the past two years, other members of the Lakers have become older. Even Pau Gasol and Odom have not shown a decline in form, but the condition of other people is really not guaranteed.

At the fifth position, the only position with a decent substitute is the second position.

The person in this position is named Shannon Brown…

This is the tallest one among the short ones.

This makes the Lakers need Kobe to step up and take responsibility even more often!

And when he has slight ups and downs in his condition on the court, the score of the entire Lakers team will also fluctuate during this period...

The game continues in the following time.
To be continued...