My Name Is Kobe Bryant

Chapter 743 The Zen Master’s Tricks!

"They have grown into players who can stand on their own." Kobe nodded with satisfaction.

If any of the players on the Lakers bench are taken out now, they will be snapped up!

Stephen Jackson and Manu are both cornerstone players for the team, and other teams are willing to treat them as their bosses!

Both Xiaoyu and Campbell are playoff starter-level players.

Ben has already demonstrated his DPOY-level defensive dominance!

This block simply showed off Ben's talent to the fullest! The league can't find another player who can block Hill like this.

One goal! The Hornets' morale boost due to Hill's appearance was gone.

In the next few rounds, the Lakers also discovered how much Ben can restrain a breakthrough player like Hill!

Pick and roll! Can't get rid of it!

Big Ben's height makes his pick-and-roll breaking ability top-notch!

Duel! The Hornets' substitute insiders have no shooting ability. Old Miller and Coleman are both very average mid-range shooters and cannot open up space like Divac.

Stephen Jackson desperately clung to Hill, Campbell squatted under the basket, and Ben unlimitedly swept the defense!

Hill was a little anxious for a while, and his performance in leading the team on the field was not much better than Ryder!

The Lakers' substitutes were much better at defending Hill than the starters!

"The Lakers' bench is so fierce!"

"But then again, if Grant can't even defeat the Lakers' bench, how can he help Michael win his sixth championship?"

The magician's question was very reasonable.

No matter how strong the Lakers' bench is, they are just a group of benches!

It would be outrageous if Hill, the league's number one small forward, couldn't even play as a substitute.

Collapse!

For several consecutive rounds, the Hornets' offense was blocked!

Xiaoyu used his strong body to suppress BJ Armstrong!

Unlimited raids!

Stephen Jackson is in hot pursuit!

Then came Ginobili's counterattack!

A series of defensive counterattacks directly led to the lead.

Hill was stunned. After so many years of playing professionally, this was the first time that he was defeated by a group of substitutes.

"Phil?" Jordan walked to the Zen Master's side.

"Um."

The two of them knew that in this game, they were going to fight the main force to the death.

It's impossible for the Hornets to continue using substitutes until they come up with a better solution.

"The Hornets put in their entire starting lineup!"

"The Lakers also changed their formation!"

"The Lakers' lineup has become Kobe, Eddie Jones, Stephen Jackson, Big Ben, and O'Neal!"

"Is this? You want to use defense to kill the wasp?"

"Incredible!"

"The Lakers went on a 19:6 spurt in the second half of the second quarter! At the end of the first half, they had already opened the score to 61:53!"

“We went from being 4 points behind in the first quarter to being 8 points ahead!”

"We won by 12 points in a single quarter! This was because Michael hit consecutive mid-range shots to stop the bleeding at the end of the second quarter."

"And the Lakers abandoned all offensive systems, and it was a one-on-one duel between O'Neal and Kobe! The Lakers' offensive space is also very crowded, but the dominance of the OK Twin Stars is clearly demonstrated!"

"It's one-on-one or even one-on-two, you can force the score! The OK Gemini are so horizontal!"

"Shaq made 9 of 17 in the half and scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists!"

"Kobe made 8 of 12 shots and scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists!"

"Hill and Michael scored 11 points and 13 points respectively. Hill's performance obviously hurt the Hornets' offense!"

"Ben Wallace's help defense! It directly put Hill and Divac's outside shots in trouble!"

"O'Neal squatted under the basket to defend Rodman."

"Ben is running wildly inside the three-point line to help defend! As if he doesn't know how tired he is! Interfering with every shot of the Hornets!"

"Grant Hill and Divac's pick-and-roll! The magic isn't there!"

"How will the Hornets adjust in the second half?"

Harris didn't expect that Ben's restriction on Hill would be so effective!

The effect is simply outstanding!

"If O'Neal hadn't been holding him back, the Lakers' lineup could have competed for the championship just by relying on defense!"

"Ben Wallace, his contract ends in two years. I believe that by then, the entire league will be crazy for it!"

"Two years later, the contracts of Kobe, Bowen, and Ben will expire at the same time. Can the Lakers keep them all?"

"Too strong! You are too strong, Ben!"

"Good for you!"

"No way, no way! No one really thinks Hill is invincible, right?"

"He is the number one small forward in the league!"

At halftime, the Lakers locker room was almost in a state of boiling!

This time, it wasn't Kobe who saved the world alone. Instead, the Lakers' bench stepped up.

"Don't be careless! Hill is not a player who is easy to solve." Dell Curry sounded the alarm to the players.

"He was caught twice in a single quarter! Is there still a way for him to break through our defense?" Stephen Jackson squeezed Ben's shoulders and said confidently while squeezing.

Grant Hill took a deep breath.

The humid and hot air in the locker room made him a little irritable.

"Grant, it's okay." Michael Jordan stepped forward and patted Hill on the back, which was completely different from his attitude towards Isaiah Lederer.

Boy! You are my hope for winning 6 championships! You can't be discouraged!

Jordan treated Pippen in the same way later in his career, even though he had a lot of nonsense in his heart. But on the surface, Jordan was completely obedient to Pippen!

Except for the position of team boss, Jordan gave Pippen almost everything he wanted.

In this way, a country boy from Stone City became the most powerful second-in-command in history.

This year, Jordan also played with the intention of cultivating Hill.

Hill was very depressed at this time.

Of course Jordan knew it, and Jordan was not happy with the comparison!

However, as the big brother, even if Jordan is unhappy, he must show his mature side to comfort his teammates.

The Hornets must make changes in the second half!

How?

Jackson still doesn't want to directly let Jordan and Kobe compete to determine the outcome. What's the point of going from the Bulls to the Hornets?

"Divac! You supported him from a high position and pulled Ben Wallace to the outside!"

"Grant! Get down low! Give me Stephen Jackson alone! Be ready to pass after being double-teamed at any time!"

High and low!

Use Divac and Hill to play high and low!

"I understand, coach." Hill and Divac looked at each other and nodded.

This decision seems great!

Don't think that Hill, Jordan's successor, can only break through!

His post-up play, even if he suffered injuries in his previous life and was almost disabled in his 30s, he could still average 13 points per game in the Suns with a 50.3% shooting rate!

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