Chapter 785 The Most Difficult Competition! (4K Large Chapter)

"The two teams with the strongest bench lineups in the league both replaced their starting lineups before the rotation had three minutes of confrontation time!"

"The regular season is a long game that depends on the depth of the team's lineup, but in the playoffs, no matter how strong the substitute is, he will be unable to cope with the opponent's starting lineup!"

"These old guys in Houston are working hard!" Magic's face was solemn. These veterans simply did not have the physical fitness to play more than 45 minutes in a game.

If you fight hard! I am afraid that the probability of injury will greatly increase, and their few remaining careers may even end directly!

"This is the last glory for these veterans, and they are unwilling to give up!"

"Even if they fight until the last drop of blood is shed, they will still defeat the Lakers! Defeat Kobe!"

"If they can't defeat the Lakers without O'Neal, it would be even more uncomfortable for these veterans than killing them!"

Kobe tugged on the elbow pad that was stretched out by Pippen.

This game is more difficult than imagined.

The willpower and desire to win of these veterans are too strong! In the second quarter, Kobe wanted to use his strength to recover the score, and soon one of the veterans from Houston would step up and respond!

The score rises staggeredly! The Lakers relied on Kobe's performance to take the lead several times.

But at the end of the second quarter, Houston still firmly held the lead.

At halftime, Houston 52:47 Lakers.

"Old guy, can you last a whole game if you play like this?" O'Neal sat on the sidelines wearing a fat suit and said in a voice that could only be heard by himself.

Big dreams are the absolute factor for Houston to take the lead!

7-for-7 in the first quarter! Scored 17 points!

In the second quarter, he was 3 of 5 again, scoring 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks!

25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in the half!

fear!

He completely defeated Big Ben and Campbell!

Big Ben's defense is very good, but his height is always a flaw. When he faced Dameng, one of the top five centers in history, this flaw was fatal!

Even in the last generation of the Pistons' Five Tigers, the task of guarding such a center was still given to the Roaring God Rasheed Wallace.

Big Ben only plays a role as a helper, and his high mobility does make his performance in helper defense much better than that of a top defender!

Defending a historical center one-on-one is something that current players cannot do.

This game also allowed Lakers supporters to discover how important O'Neal is!

The Lakers with O'Neal and the Lakers without O'Neal face Houston completely differently!

With O'Neal, it is impossible for Dameng to exert such rampant strength on the offensive end. Most of his physical energy must be reserved for the defensive end to fight against the Sharks!

In the past few games, Dameng's highest score was 31 points!

And now the half-time dream is already 25 points!

The hit rate is still an astonishing 10-for-12!

"O'Neal is indispensable for the Lakers who want to win the championship!"

"It will be too difficult for the Lakers without O'Neal to win this game!"

"Even though Kobe scored 29 points on 12-of-19 halftime, the team's offense was still very stiff."

"The Lakers' offense is too sluggish! Big Dream is wandering around, and Buck uses his physical fitness to suppress Horry's point. Kobe is completely isolated and helpless!"

"But the physical exhaustion of these veterans in Houston will be a very big problem! If they can't open the score to at least 10 points, no, more than 15 points in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the strongest key killer in history It’s still possible to lead the team to a comeback!”

"I believe that the desire to win and willpower of these veterans will allow them to maintain a high level of performance even when their physical fitness is exhausted."

"So you're optimistic about Houston?" Magic looked at Collins and touched his chin.

"Ervin, that's right. I'm more optimistic about Houston winning this game. Look at the Lakers. Now their offense is completely stagnant and they rely on Kobe alone. There's no way a team like this can kill the game."

"Collins, trust Kobe, he will find a way to solve the problem."

"Don't myth Kobe, no player is omnipotent! If he can win such a game, it will be a miracle!"

"Does Kobe have too many miracle moments?"

The two commentators started bickering at midfield.

In the Lakers' locker room, the atmosphere was a bit stiff.

Kobe wants to win!

Everyone knows this!

What makes the Lakers players and coaches feel uncomfortable is that at such a moment, they have absolutely no way to help Kobe.

Especially Eddie Jones, the Lakers' third leader, should step forward to share the offensive pressure for Kobe when O'Neal is injured.

But he didn't do it.

Facing Drexler's tight defense, Eddie Jones was lost.

"How about letting Manu play in the second half?" Byron Scott proposed a plan.

Manu's high shooting percentage in the first half made him

"No. Manu's defense will free up Houston's outside players." Old Curry said, he still has two years of contract. Harris has invited him to join the team's coaching staff as shooting coach when his contract ends.

Harris rubbed his brows.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to give up on this game.

Houston’s morale is so high! This group of veterans is burning their last drop of oil.

It is only right to avoid the edge in this situation.

but

Kobe doesn't care what's right or wrong.

He just wants to win.

He just doesn’t give up every game!

Even though the winning rate in this game is frighteningly low, even most of the Lakers players are a little lost.

As his coach, Harris can certainly see Kobe's decision at this time.

If Kobe doesn't give up, the Lakers can't give up!

So how should we operate in the second half?

"Hold on to Houston's offense in the third quarter! They are already desperate!"

"Fourth quarter! Sound the horn for counterattack!"

Kobe pulled out his tactical board from the closet and started writing and drawing crazily!

Harris stared dumbfounded at the Lakers players who were nodding around Kobe. Kobe hadn't grabbed his tactical board for a long time.

And now Harris feels as if Kobe is the head coach and he is the assistant.

Silver Fox Harris gave a wry smile. I'm afraid he is the only one in the entire league who can tolerate Kobe's behavior.

At halftime, Twitter was going crazy about the game!

x-on:A Minnesota wolf: "Call my brother Kobe! Come on!"

x-on:Curry gave: "I really belong to you! Can you come and cheer for the next game!?"

x-on:Orlando's Sixpence: "It's really hard for Kobe to win this game. In the third quarter, he will face Houston's stormy attack, and in the fourth quarter, he will get the score back!"

x-on:Curry said: "No way? No way? No one will forget Kobe's buzzer beater in the last game, right?"

x-on:Little Turkey: "O'Neal was absent due to injury (eating chicken bones in the refrigerator). If Kobe can win under such circumstances, I would like to call Kobe the strongest!"

x-on:Curry gave: "Do you need Kobe to admit it? He is the number one in history!"

x-on:Kenny: "Dream's dreamy dance moves! So beautiful! He has already scored 25 points! Will Hakeem score 40+ or ​​even 50+ in this game?"

x-on:Curry: "Shut up! Kobe's footsteps are 10,000 times better than Dream!"

Twitter is abuzz!

A user named Curry Geigui is crazy about talking about hot news!

And his speech actually attracted a lot of Lakers fans to follow him!

"Will we lose this game?" On the sidelines of the Great Western Forum Arena, Clay Jr. looked worried and interrupted Curry who was furiously typing on his laptop.

"Lost? I don't know how to write lose!!??" Xiao Kuli held a lollipop in his mouth and used the keyboard to scold Fang Qiu.

"EJ-chan, after you gave him this laptop, something seems wrong with Curry." Little Clay hesitated to speak.

"Well, I'll give Stephen a GAME BOY next time. For children our age, it seems to be more suitable than a computer." EJ-chan said thoughtfully.

"It's not about the gift! Don't you see that Stephen has become a black man?"

"Darkening?" EJ-chan looked at Little Curry's face, and it wasn't dark either!

"Hey! You don't know the fun of surfing the Internet!" Little Curry started to compete with another Washington keyboard warrior online!

x-on:Carrying a schoolbag: "You should shut up! Can Kobe win? Do you understand basketball?"

x-on:Curry asked: "Do you understand Kobe?"

x-on:It’s a handsome guy: “The first floor is right! This guy must be a primary school student! He doesn’t understand basketball!”

x-on:Curry: "Trumpet??? Damn it!"

Curry silently used the privileges given to him by Kobe and directly banned these two accounts for 7 days!

x-on:King: "This guy abuses his privileges!"

Continue to ban for 7 days!

x-on:Loves drinking water: “My fate is up to me!”

seal up!

x-on:The number one player in the basketball world: “You can’t stop the people in this world from talking about you!”

Block IP!

Curry let out a sigh of relief!

It’s so cool!

The Twitter privilege given by Kobe Bryant is so cool!

If you encounter hackers online, you will be blocked immediately!

This is what Kobe should do, instead of sitting on the sidelines and worrying about whether Kobe can win a game!

And Washington, a lanky junior high school student, angrily threw the keyboard in his hand to the ground.

"You actually blocked my IP! Doesn't that mean my dozen or so alt-accounts are useless!"

"Damn it! Originally, I wanted to stir up a wave of rhythm!!!"

"This guy must be an insider of Kobe Bryant's company!"

"It's very difficult for Kobe to win this game." The king of North Carolina, Jordan and his teammates are also watching this game together!

The Hornets are definitely not the only team paying attention to this crucial match between the Lakers and Rockets!

Spurs, Jazz, 76ers.

Except for the Heat and Pacers, who are about to start the game, all other teams gathered together to watch the most critical moment of this focus battle!

"Michael, if it were you, could you win?" Rodman quietly walked up to Jordan and whispered to him.

Jordan frowned.

If anyone else asked him, even Hill, he would probably get furious.

But Rodman is a free-spirited guy, and it's even more useless to get angry with him.

Jordan held out five fingers.

"Under control?"

"no."

"The winner of 5 crowns must win?"

"Neither"

"What's that?"

"I'm only 50% sure."

Kobe is sure?

He is not even 100% sure of winning!

Jordan's 50% certainty may be a bit of bragging.

But the most charming thing about basketball is that you fight desperately for victories that are not yours in the first place!

"With a fadeaway three-pointer, Kobe started with an empty-handed run to get rid of Pippen, took the pass from Eddie Jones, and made a solid hit for the first point of the second half!"

"Hey! Watch Kobe!" Barkley roared. It wasn't Pippen's fault that he couldn't guard Kobe with the ball, but someone caught in the pick-and-roll would be fatal.

Pippen's face dropped! He has a sensitive soul and was originally unwilling to continue working with Jordan because of his insulting words.

When Pippen came to Houston, his initial treatment was very good.

During the regular season, the team, from the coach to other players, respected Pippen very much, almost allowing him to enjoy the same team treatment as Olajuwon, as well as the role with the most ball rights on the court!

The team management and fans also expressed great welcome and love for the best second-in-command in history.

This once made Pippen obsessed! It made him feel that leaving Jordan was the right decision!

The first thing Pippen needs is money! The second one is recognition!

With Jordan, Pippen may be able to win another big contract, but it is absolutely impossible to be recognized!

Everyone will think Pippen is Jordan's little brother!

This is the reason why Pippen ignored Jordan's invitation during the offseason.

During the regular season in Houston, Pippen had a very happy time!

But entering the playoffs, everything slowly became different!

Olajuwon and Barkley began to gain more possession of the ball!

From the first round, Pippen found his possessions of the ball dwindling.

In the second round, they faced the Lakers.

Pippen was completely reduced to a defensive engineer!

He didn't even have a chance to control the ball!

It has completely turned into a pendant!

good!

If this is the case, the team can win, and Pippen can accept it.

Pippen even risked his own reputation as a price to trade with Kobe!

Even so, the team still became 3:1.

As the first line player to defend Kobe, Pippen began to suffer too much abuse!

Insults from fans!

Coach’s words!

Now even Barkley, the flying pig who helped him in the regular season, is riding on his head!

Uncomfortable!

And the result is that the team seems to have no hope of winning this series.

The hope of the series was extinguished the moment Kobe hit the step-back LOGO SHOT against three top 50 legendary Hall of Fame players.

Pippen knows this.

And now, the person who does the dirtiest and most tiring work has become the one who takes the blame?

In the Bulls, Pippen was defeated by Kobe Bryant in the Finals.

What did Jordan do at that time?

Without saying a word, he silently switched defense in front of Kobe.

And what is the performance of these veterans in Houston now?

For the first time, Pippen regretted leaving Michael Jordan.

Just scold him. He can win!

"Damn! What are you thinking?" Kobe took advantage of Pippen's distraction and once again completed an air cut to the basket and a big pull-up layup!

Barkley was so angry that Kobe almost thought he was going to blurt out Green's formula.

Pippen groaned.

"There seems to be a chance." Kobe's eyes lit up!

Houston's internal conflicts may be the best breakthrough!