This is the fourth time Howard has stepped to the free throw line in the third quarter, and it is obvious that his free throw touch tonight was extremely bad.
Bang~
2 of 8 free throws in a single quarter is Howard's free throw shooting percentage.
Lost 6 points for no reason.
The Knicks took the opportunity to counterattack, taking advantage of Kidd's ability to control the situation at the No. 1 position, and scored 9 points, widening the score difference again.
Damn it! This is so insidious!!!
Mike D'Antoni was so angry that he jumped away, but what could he do? Howard's free throw shooting percentage in this game was less than 30%, who would kill him if not him? Everyone said that O'Neal was not good at free throws, but his free throw shooting percentage was still the same most of the time.
It remains above 50%, and his free throws at critical moments have a "hit rate bonus halo". Howard is the complete opposite. In fact, when he was with the Magic, although his free throws were not good, they were definitely not bad. Except for his last season, he
His free throw shooting percentage is close to 60%. This kind of shooting rate has already made people want to "cut" it, which is not cost-effective.
But unexpectedly, his career free throw shooting percentage has been declining. This season, it is no longer even 46%. It is several percentage points lower than the previous 2012-2013 season. This kind of shit free throw shooting percentage.
, of course everyone cut him down. What's more, Howard's mentality is also very problematic. Unlike O'Neal, the more critical it is, the worse his free throws will be, not the more accurate he will be.
Seeing that you are so unsatisfactory, people's interest and desire to "kill you" will become stronger and stronger.
Some people even calculated that when Howard was "deliberately cut", his shooting rate did not exceed 35%. This shooting rate is really terrible. As soon as the Lakers served, the Knicks deliberately shot Dwight Howard again.
Fouled, sending him to the free throw line for the fifth time in a single quarter.
Bang~ Bang~
This time it was even worse. He missed two free throws and the basketball fell directly into the arms of Tyson Chandler of the Knicks.
"Good job! Warcraft!" After Anthony mocked Howard, he started running at full speed, received a pass from Kidd from outside the right three-point line, shot without interference, and the basketball hit the net.
"Haha~ Lakers~Bryant~ You are finished tonight~" Seeing that the lead reached 20 points again, Anthony finally showed a triumphant smile and shouted loudly. Kobe shook his fist, but Howard
Now, he had no chance to shoot at all, because during the Lakers' offensive round, the Knicks fouled Howard off the ball, allowing "Warcraft" to go to the free throw line to end the offensive round.
In this way, even if Kobe is angry, he can only hold it in and endure it, with nowhere to vent it.
Kidd's move was indeed just right, instantly suppressing the momentum of the Los Angeles people.
The general trend is back to the New York Knicks again.
After a few more rounds, the Lakers reluctantly called a timeout and the game was temporarily suspended.
As soon as he came up, Kobe said with a low pressure: "Substitute."
D'Antoni was stunned and seemed to be a little unresponsive, so he said in a daze: "Substitution? Who?"
"Anyone can be replaced, just replace him!" Kobe's words made D'Antoni a little at a loss, because letting Tang Qian and Howard take turns on the court has already stepped on the bottom line of the Lakers management. If there is any further deduction,
Howard's playing time... I'm afraid...
"Kobe, are you again..." Before Mike D'Antoni could finish speaking, the Lakers' No. 24 said: "No need, replace him. If you give him another chance, the Lakers will have no chance."
When he came out, Howard yelled: "What do you mean? Bryant? Are you going to force me to the bench?" Kobe didn't look back, just opened his mouth and replied without emotion: "Yes, I
That's what I mean."
"Who do you think you are? Are you the head coach? Are you Mitch Kupchak? Are you Jim Buss? Do you dare to let me sit on the bench???" Howard was also embarrassed. He was originally "
He is in a very bad mood and is extremely embarrassed. If he is still on the bench now, how can he, the "league's number one center", lose his face???
Kobe slowly turned his head, then looked at Howard word by word and said: "I am nobody, I am just a member of the Lakers, so for Mr. Buss's legacy, I must bring the team into the season."
In the playoffs, if anyone holds back during this process, get out of here! Then sit on the bench for me!"
"I'm the future core that the Lakers hired with a lot of money! You tell me to get out? Do you have the right? Bryant!" Howard also lost his temper, took a step forward, and said tit for tat: "It's not that I look down on you, in this Lakers
Team, you are far from James, you have no right to speak at all, don’t you? Haha~"
Kobe raised his head, pointed at his chest with his right hand and said, "I'm not James, but I can still make you sit on the bench to death! Do you understand?" Tang Qian had sharp eyes and saw at a glance what Kobe was pointing at with his right hand.
There happened to be the two English abbreviations "J(@#$%&)B" embroidered on it. That was the name on Jerry Bass's body.
After the death of Buss, everyone in the Lakers team had these two English abbreviations tattooed on their jerseys.
In Kobe's words, in Magic's words, in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's words, the rest of the game is not only for himself, but also for the passing of old Buss! Others don't know that Kobe is the one in the entire Lakers team who will take this idea
, the Lakers who have implemented it most thoroughly.
"If you have the guts, just give it a try! Old man!" Howard was also furious, opening his mouth and yelling at him.
This scene also attracted the attention of countless people in Madison Square Garden.
"What's wrong with the Lakers? Did Kobe and Howard get into an argument?" Mike Breen said.
"I don't know, but from the looks of it, it must be quite a fuss." Another on-site commentator, Walter Frazier, said.
"You don't deserve to wear this jersey." Kobe suddenly lowered his voice and said, "There is no purple-gold blood in your body."
"You have not inherited Mr. Bass's spirit at all."
"My biggest mistake was playing basketball on the same team as you."
"Haha~" Howard didn't understand the deeper meaning of Kobe at all. He just raised his head and smiled: "What purple and gold blood? What spirit of old Buss? Do you think you are making a documentary? Do you think you are making a movie? Ridiculous!
I'm no longer the stupid kid in school! This kind of bullshit, you can lie to a rookie, lie to me? Do you think I'm a fool? Do you dare to say that you are working so hard for the Lakers not for commercial image? Not for it
Green dollars?”
"Are you talking to me about blood? About spirit? I'm not an idiot!"
And the next second, a horrifying scene appeared.
Even Tang Qian didn't expect that Kobe would do this.