With two minutes left on the clock, Bryant hit a difficult step-back jumper on the right wing. However, there was not much cheering in the Staples Center, the stands were nearly a quarter empty, and the fans had to rush home before the traffic jam.

Los Angeles fans, come and go fast. There is a lot of excitement before the start of the game, and there is a possibility of a hasty exit after the game.

At this point, Henson called a timeout. Kobe Bryant looked up at the big screen, 40 points, and he had already scored a full 40 points in this game.

Of course, those 40 points didn't come easily, Paul. George's defense made it extremely difficult for Bryant.

After shooting 1-of-8 from the second quarter, Bryant gradually adapted to George's defensive intensity. So he was 3-of-8 in the third quarter and scored 13 points with multiple fouls. In the fourth quarter, counting the shot just now, he was 3 of 7 and scored 11 points in a single quarter.

40 points, and the shooting rate is just 40%. Bryant. Bryant played a great game, but it was also a not-so-great game.

Because compared to Kobe's 40 points, people are more willing to praise Paul. George's defense. and, 19 points on Kobe Bryant's head with just 13 shots.

"The game is over, and Coach Henson's timeout has officially entered garbage time. 98 to 77...... The Lakers couldn't have equalized the 21-point deficit in two minutes. "Kenny. After Smith read the score of the game, he was suddenly stunned.

The Lakers scored 77 points as a team, and Kobe Bryant alone accounted for 40 points! In other words, Kobe Bryant scored more points alone than all the remaining Lakers players combined.

I really don't know whether to say that Kobe Bryant is too strong or that the Lakers are too weak......

In the interval between the timeouts, the TV station also selected the best player of the game. Paul, who scored 24 points and dished out 10 assists on Nash's head, was elected, but in the minds of many fans, another Pacers player named Paul also deserves the honor.

Although he allowed Kobe Bryant to score 40 points, sometimes, whether he can limit a star or not, you can't really judge by how many points you score. Barkley's sentence sums it up well: "If someone else were to defend Kobe Bryant today, he might be able to score fifty or sixty points." ”

The timeout ended, and sure enough, the two sides did not change the main lineup. Kobe Bryant sat on the bench with his head down. And Paul. George had a faint smile and was chatting and laughing with his teammates.

"It turns out that piling up stars in a row may not be the right way to build a team." Kenny. Smith summed up the game, one game, and solved too many arguments.....

In the end, the Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-89 at home. In addition to Kobe, only Howard scored in double figures. Gasol scored 9 points, and the unaccustomed Nash only scored 6 points, and the Lakers' F4 performance was miserable.

31.6 percent overall shooting and 21.4 percent three-point shooting, two numbers that faithfully reflect how messy the Lakers' offense is.

After the game, a lot of reporters gathered in front of the Pacers players and didn't go to Henson much.

After all, no one and no reporter wanted to go to gunpoint.

People said the Pacers would lose to the Lakers after the Spurs because of trade rumors, and the Pacers won.

People say that George is not that valuable, and today he will be abused to death by Kobe, and as a result, George is worth a lot.

It was said that Los Angeles would be the grave of the Pacers, and as a result, the Pacers left with victory and honor.

Will Henson miss so many opportunities to satirize journalists? Apparently not, the journalists already know too well about Henson's virtues. Therefore, everyone simply did not go to him. Of course, Henson is also happy to be idle, as if he likes to deal with reporters.

In this way, Henson used a game to put an end to George's rumors and end people's discussion of the team-building model. At the same time, it also stopped the team's decline in time and avoided consecutive defeats.

And of course, let Paul. George's fame in the league has grown. After the match, the competitive "Black Mamba" even claimed, "George has a lot of potential, he has a chance to grow into a superstar!" ”

Want to trap a player who can make Kobe Bryant lose his temper empty-handed? Do your spring and autumn daydreams!

Two days after the victory over the Lakers, the Pacers took another Californian team, the Sacramento Kings.

The game David. West exploded, scoring 31 points. And Cousins, the king's potential center, knows what it means to be "ginger or old spicy", and under the "care" of Horford, Anderson and West, Cousins only hit 29.4% of the shooting rate as an interior lineman, which is really chilling.

With two consecutive wins, the Pacers seem to have not been affected by the defeat at all, and once again embarked on the highway of winning streaks.

That evening, Bird was invited to a local Indianapolis TV show where he talked about the Pacers.

Facing the camera, Bird looked confident: "The Pacers always have some trouble every season, and when the trade rumors broke the George trade rumor the other day, everyone thought we were going to be finished. But don't forget, what Henson does best is solving problems. ”

It can be seen that Henson's work ability is indeed very strong, if he is not strong, Bird will not be idle to participate in the recording of any TV show......

Although the team has won two in a row, and everyone's form continues to be hot. But in Sacramento, the team didn't have much of a heart to celebrate the victory. Because after defeating the Kings, tomorrow the Pacers will go to the Bay Area on the first day of December to play back-to-back games.

For this game, Henson is still quite excited. Of course, it wasn't because of his opponent, the Golden State Warriors, but because he went to the Bay Area, which meant that Henson was finally able to live with Angelie.

The two have not seen each other for almost three months since the start of pre-season training camp for the new season. For couples, three months without seeing each other can be said to be a very long time.

So on the plane today, Henson even had a smile on the corner of his mouth when he fell asleep. Vogel shook his head, this was probably Henson's best night since the trade rumors broke......

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Meanwhile, in the head coach's office at the Oakland Arena in the Bay Area, Warriors coach Mark Brown. Jackson was studying footage of the Pacers' game.

Mark. Jackson, who only took over the Golden State Warriors last season, is an industry insider with a professional background and the fourth-highest point guard in the NBA's total assists list. Jackson was undoubtedly highly anticipated at the start of his tenure.

While the Warriors' record last season wasn't ideal, with a 23-43 record that only left the Warriors in 13th place in the West, it wasn't all about Mark. Jackson's pot can't be judged by this. Jackson was a coach who wasn't good enough.

First, last season Mark. Jackson decides to send Monta away. Ellis, with Curry as the sole core, made the team undergo a transformation in the middle of the season. Second, the Warriors suffered a massive injury last season, with Curry playing only 26 games. Jefferson 22 games, David. Lee 50 ...... The lineup is not even, and the Warriors naturally can't get too good results.

And this year, Mark. Jackson's efforts began to bear fruit. The strong emphasis on defensive discipline has allowed the Warriors to continuously improve their defensive efficiency, inject a winning atmosphere, and then make the players full of strong competitiveness on the court, which has changed the team's temperament. In terms of employing people, Jackson also boldly used young Clay. Thompson and Harrison. Barnes, and established Curry, who had been plagued by injuries, as the core. This is as bold as Henson's.

So far this season, the Warriors have a good record of 9 wins and 6 losses, ranking sixth in the West. Although the Warriors are far from being the giants of the West, their rapid rise has also changed the situation in the West. You know, last season the Warriors were an out-and-out fish belly team.

At this time, this amazing Warriors coach is staring at Henson. Joe.

Maybe this trip to the Bay Area won't be as pleasant as Henson imagined......